Manchus
The nomads of the Manchurian plains that were recruited by the Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
The Manchus that overthrew the Ming dynasty
Qings
The Manchus than created the Qing dynasty
Canton Trading System
Regulated trading system of China
Canton
The only port that foreigners could trade to China through
Tribute
A gift given to the leader to show gratitude for their leadership
Kowtowing
Kneeling to the leader to show respect
Opium
A drug that the British sold to Chinese illegally to fix the trade imbalance
Lord George Macartney
The British leader that tried to fix the trade imbalance by reasoning with the Chinese emperor
Opium clippers
the modernized, fast clipper ships that smuggle opium to China
"Fast crabs" and "scrambling dragons"
the Chinese boats that would collect and then disperse opium along the coast of China
Lin Zexu
Imperial Commissioner of Canton; in charge of prohibiting opium
Hawks
British parliament members that wanted to start a war over the prohibition of opium
Doves
British parliament members that believed opium should be illegal
Opium war
The war over the trade of opium between China and Britain: Britain wanted to keep opium China wanted to prohibit opium
Chuanbi
The area of Canton that was invaded -> caused the First Opium War
Chinkiang
The Chinese city that fell to the British during the final major battle
Nanking
The Chinese city that became open to invasion after Chinkiang fell -> scary because taking that over would break China into North + South
Treaty of Nanking
Treaty of the First Opium War
Hong Kong
British territory in China -> taken during Treaty of Nanking
The unequal treaties
The treaties during the Opium Wars that lessened the Chinese government's control over its own country
Extraterritoriality
When foreigners are exempt from the law of a nation
Treaties of Tianjin
The treaty for the Second Opium War
Beijing Treaty
The extra treaty signed after the Second Opium War after the Chinese persisted