To try to increase trade profits in China, the British
a. seized Taiwan as their first Chinese "colony" in 1827.
b. had Lords Macartney and Amherst successfully negotiate broadened British trading rights with the Chinese.
c. invaded China in 1816 and took control of all south China seaports.
d. shipped large amounts of opium into China at a massive profit.
e. replaced the Chinese imperial government with a pro-Western democratic government.
d
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A) punishing corrupt Roman officials in the provinces. B) cracking down on drugs and prostitution in Rome. C) freeing the slaves. D) war against Ptolemaic Egypt. E) providing farms to landless farmers.
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