Britain argued that the banning of the opium trade by Chinese authorities in 1839 was wrong because it violated
a. freedom of commerce.
b. basic human decency.
c. Britain's right to do whatever it wanted.
d. the rights of individual Chinese to do as they pleased.
a
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a. Cotton. b. Salt. c. Temples. d. Rubber.
In Newton's new universe a. the mechanical worldview was dependent on the will of God
b. there was no room for God. c. the genius of the thinker was more significant than the power of God. d. science could never be used in the service of the Anglican church. e. none of the above
In addition to spiritual matters, bishops in Western Europe also did all of the following except
a. became effective rulers for local populations. b. acted as advisors to kings. c. were caretakers of early modern society. d. established courts of justice. e. became vassals of local secular lords.
Alexander Hamilton wanted state debts to be assumed by the federal government so that the entire debt could be paid off at once.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)