History Flashcards - China, silver, & the rebellions

How did people in China pay their taxes before the single whip reform?

Goods and services

where did all the silver come from?

Mines in Peru controlled by Spain

What did China sell to get the silver?

China sold luxury goods to Spain to get their silver

How did the silver trading change China’s economy?

It made China produce more goods for export to get silver from Europe

What dynasty imposed the single whip reform?

Ming dynasty

When was the single whip reform imposed?

Late 1500s

Foreign traders were only allowed to sail to _____?

Canton

Foreign merchants in China had to live in _____?

Factories

Foreign merchants in China were not allowed inside the walls of _____ or anywhere else in China.

Canton

Foreign merchants in China had to leave China in the _____?

Winter

Foreign merchants in China could not bring their ______?

Families

The British bought ___ ____ from China. China needed _____ from Britain.

British bought luxury goods from China. China needed silver from Britain.

The BEIC smuggled ______ into China to get Chinese _____ which they used to buy ____?

The BEIC smuggled opium into China to get Chinese silver, which they used to buy tea

Why was the British smuggling opium into China a huge problem for the Chinese government?

This was a problem for the Chinese government because their silver was going in a circle

What did Lin Zexu ask Queen Victoria to do about the opium coming into China? What year?

To stop smuggling the opium into China, 1839

What does this graph show?

China’s decline of GDP because China lost their monopoly on tea after 1820

The Opium wars ended the Treaty of _____

Treaty of Nanjing

List five things that the treaty of Nanjing gave to the British

• Extraterritoriality, follow own country’s rule whilst living elsewhere

• Hong Kong until 1995

• Most favored nation status, all rights another country has goes to British

• 5 treaty ports (could liver there and stay!

• No cohong

How did the treaty of Nanjing affect China’s economy?

China lost GDP and no longer had control over their trade

How did the treaty of Nanjing lead to the Taiping rebellion?

The Taiping were mad at foreigners having so much control and they didn’t like the treaty of Nanjing

What are some similarities between the Taiping rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny?

Neither of them liked the large amount of British control and they happened at the same time. They were nationalists angered by British imperialists.

What are some similarities between the economies of India and China?

Both economies were failing because of the British

What two events occurred first?

Single whip reform, silver discovered in Peru.

After the single whip reform and silver discovery in Peru, what came next?

Galleons carrying silver from Peru to China sank

After the single whip reform, silver discovered in Peru and silver sinking what happened?

Qing dynasty took power

After the single whip reform, silver discovered in Peru, silver sinking, QING dynasty took power what happened next?

Emperor Qian Long says China doesn’t need British goods

After the single whip reform, silver discovered in Peru, silver sinking, QING dynasty took power, emperor QIAN long says China doesn’t need British goods. What happened next?

Britain’s smuggled opium into China

After the single whip reform, silver was discovered in Peru, silver sink, QING dynasty took power, emperor QIAN long said China doesn’t need British goods, Britain smuggled opium into China, what two events happen next?

First opium war, leading to the treaty of nanjing

After the single whip reform, silver discovered in Peru, silver sink, QING Dynasty took power, emperor QIAN long said China doesn’t need British goods, Britain’s smuggled opium into China, first opium war, treaty of nanjing; what three events occurred at the same time?

The Taiping rebellion, the second opium war, the Sepoy mutiny (which occurred in 1858)

After the single whip reform, silver was discovered in Peru, silver sink, QING Dynasty took power, emperor QIAN long said China doesn’t need British goods, Britain smuggled opium into China, the first opium war, the treaty of Nanjing, Taiping rebellion, second opium war, sepoy mutiny what happened next?

The boxer rebellion in 1900