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The First Opium War broke out in 1839 between China and Britain and was fought over trading rights (including the right of free trade) and Britain's diplomatic status among Chinese officials. In the eighteenth century, China enjoyed a trade surplus with Europe, trading porcelain , silk , and tea in exchange for silver .
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June 24 – Last meeting of the Committee of Trade, forerunner of the Board of Trade. September 19 – Opening of the Albion Mines Railway in Nova Scotia, an early Canadian steam-driven mining railway [2] September 26 – Canadian rebels are transported to New South Wales. October 19 – Charles Thomson, Governor of Upper and Lower Canada ...
Trade with China, especially in the illegal opium, grew, and so did the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co., which was already known as the Princely Hong for being the largest British trading firm in East Asia. By 1841, Jardine had 19 intercontinental clipper ships, compared to close rival Dent and Company with 13.
[9] [10] Opium, a highly addictive narcotic related to heroin, was illegal in China. By the 1800s, there was an immense European demand for Chinese luxury products such as silk, tea, porcelain ("china"), and furniture, but Chinese demand for European products was much less. As a result, many European nations ran large trade deficits with China.
1839 was a common year ... A rapid rise in the sale of opium in China to over 40,000 chests ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
1839: Papal Encyclical In Supremo Apostolatus, condemning the slave trade. 1839–1842: First Opium War and First Anglo-Afghan War. 1846–1848: Mexican–American War, which results in the Mexican Cession. 1848: Decree-law Victor Schœlcher which abolish slavery (permanently) in the French colonial empire. 1856–1860: Second Opium War.
The Report on the Affairs of British North America, [1] (French: Rapport sur les affaires de l’Amérique du Nord britannique, 1839) commonly known as the Durham Report or Lord Durham's Report, is an important document in the history of Quebec, Ontario, Canada and the British Empire.