The author credited with launching the English romantic movement was "William Wordsworth" especially with his masterpiece "The Prelude", although it should be noted that there several other prominent, early romantic writers.
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D) British gunboats forced China to make major concessions
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The British managed to come out as the victorious side in the two Opium Wars with China. The superior military, including the gunboats, made China to make major concessions. This led to strengthening of the British influence in East Asia, and also they were the ones that controlled the opium trade. The result of this was a lot of profit for the British Empire, but a hard hit for China, which needed more then a century in order to recover economically from this and get back on track as a strong economic power.
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Clause 12 of the Magna Carta declared that taxes shall be levied in our kingdom only by the common consent of our kingdom." This meant that the king could not demand taxes without an agreement of his advisers. This was much like the "No taxation without representation." in the United States.
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Mount Everest is 8848 meter tall.
