The Qing Dynasty Jiaqing<span> Emperor issued an imperial decree to ban the imports of opium stating that this drug</span><span> was harmful. It undermined their good </span>customs and morality. He further stated that the use of opium was prohibited by law. The number of opium consumers became big and deceitful merchants bought<span> and sold</span><span> them to gain profit.</span>
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The Dutch East India Company was a trading company. It had many rivals, but it didn't specifically focus on waging war or combat, it was used to focus their trade powers between territories.
Australia underwent a population boom because:
Australia was under the British 'empire' during the time. When the British prisons became overcrowded, many of them were shipped to Australia to live there. This increased the amount of people living in Australia exponentially, and eventually cities were founded
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