For years, China had enjoyed a favorable balance of trade with foreign nations. But the British trade of Opium with China disrupted the economy in the early 1800s and led to wars between the two nations.
The illegal trade of Opium that Britain was having with China caused a deep disruption of society and economy, leading to the First and Second Opium Wars.
Some young girls of the village (two of them relatives of Parris) started demonstrating strange behaviours and fits, they were urged to identify the person who had bewitched them. Their initial accusations gave way to trials, hysteria, and a frenzy that resulted in further accusations.
The Executive Office of the President was created in 1939 by Roosevelt
Least number of presidential electors a state can have is three.