It was Henry Clay who was the primary sponsor of the tariff that was said to have provided protection and regulation on the goods in South Carolina such as cotton and wool. In addition, Henry Clay was a former United States senator wherein he served as the founder of the Whig Party.
One reason could be that since England has colonized most of the countries in the past, the English language has been spread around. Another reason would be since English speaking countries like the US and Britain are powerful economically, knowing English is very important when making trades and business deals.
As said in the reading Shi Nuowei built a cemetery for foreign merchants to be buried in a safe spot and they won’t have to worry about being able to be buried according to the requirements of their own religions.
The kindness of Shi helped with promoting overseas trade and encourage more foreigners to come to Quanzhou, where they could live and conduct their business in harmony. As said in the reading
He is trying to show how this is a good place for foreigners so he is only showing what good things there are and disregards the bad things.
They did not have the most advanced military equipment.
There was a lack of unity among members of various groups.
They were weakened by trade restrictions and blockades
