Question

why British Empire give up mercantilism and trade restitution and introduce the principal for free trade​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

8 April, 1860

Unsurprisingly, the Chinese government refused and on 8 April, 1860, after the thirty-day period accorded to the Chinese to make their decision had run out, Britain and France were officially at war with the Chinese empire.