Lin Zexu confiscated 20,000 chests of opium, publicly treated the product with ______ and water and flushed the resulting mess into the sea at Canton.
a. Lime.
b. Smoke.
c. Silver.
d. Mercury.
a. Lime.
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A) less government intervention in the economy B) women's suffrage C) a temperance amendment to the Constitution D) equal rights for blacks
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A) British sepoys B) employees of the British East India Company C) south Asian rulers D) the rajputs
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a. George Washington b. Napoleon c. Thomas Jefferson d. John Locke e. Montesquieu
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A) Boundaries were established that were respected by both. B) Trade duties benefited both areas. C) Both monarchs enjoyed equal support in both regions. D) Extradition laws were established to both areas’ satisfaction. E) None of the above.