Answer:In February 1840 the British government decided to launch a military expedition, and Elliot and his cousin, George (later Sir George) Elliot, were appointed joint plenipotentiaries to China (though the latter, in poor health, resigned in November). In June, 16 British warships arrived in Hong Kong and sailed northward to the mouth of the Bei River to press China with their demands. Charles Elliot entered into negotiations with the Chinese, and, although an agreement was reached in January 1841, it was not acceptable to either government. In May 1841 the British attacked the walled city of Guangzhou (Canton) and received a ransom of $6 million, which provoked a counterattack on the part of the Cantonese. This was the beginning of a continuing conflict between the British and the Cantonese.
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Democracy: government system in which representatives are elected by the whole population of the country
Synonyms: representative government, elective government
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With the Adams-Onis treaty
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Spain managed to conquer lot of territory in the New World without any particular problem, but a problem arose later as Spain didn't had enough people to settle all the areas that it had conquered. One of those areas was Florida. The Spanish lacked people to make large and strong settlements in Florida, and on top of it, they were in constant conflict with the neighboring Georgia, thus Florida became a burden. In order to calm things down, the Spanish and the United States set on a negotiating table. Through negotiations, Spain gave Florida to the United States, while the United States backed off from the troublesome boundary along the Sabine River in Spanish Texas.
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