"<span>The British hoped to tighten control over the empire" would be the best option, but the main reason beyond this was that they wanted to discourage trade with other nations, in order to increase profits. </span>
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The proper answer to this question is option A "<span>Ashoka's empire".
Your answer is A.
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<span>the answer is Mesopotamians</span>
The penalty was a 10 year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. its was called the Chinese Exclusion Act