<span><span>Kowtow is the term used to refer to the series of bows performed to show respect to the emperor. The act of kowtowing is part of Chinese customs.</span><span> </span></span>
during the colonial era the only enemies the colonists had was the british. and the colonists werent prepared for war because there was no armories in the colonies at the time, and to get weapons they had to steal guns from the british.