The correct answer is government. Here in the United States, to fill the purpose of government we have things such as the Navy, Air Force and other military branches.
The quote “... any Indian who received news of the Spaniards could have also easily received the infection” refers to the fact that when the Spanish explorers advanced into Central America, the diseases they were carrying often spread faster than them, including ahead of them.
The context is the so-called Columbian Exchange (after Christopher Columbus), which is the large exchange of animals, food, culture, people, techniques, and diseases that took place between Native Americans (or Indians) and Europeans after 1492.
The quote focuses on one particular aspect of this exchange: the spread of infections. While the Indians did contaminate the Europeans with some of their diseases, like syphilis, many infections destroyed Native American lives because they had not developed a resistance to them like Europeans did. These included measles and smallpox, which were introduced in America through the Caribbean in the early 16th century.
There were two wars that consisted of the Opium Wars. They are mostly fought between China and Great Britain in the 1800s.
Before the First Opium War, Great Britain was selling opium to China, which is a highly addictive drug. They were making a lot of money off of China, as many people started to get addicted. Over time, China started to get fed up with this. They were sick of seeing their people get more and more addicted to opium and wanted to put a stop to it. They tried to ask Great Britain to stop selling the Chinese people opium, but they continued to do so. This ended up breaking out in a war.
During the First Opium War, Great Britain easily moved into China with its navy. They were much more equipped and had newer machines, which China did not. They easily destroyed the Chinese Naval units and continued to move inwards. They ended up opening the opium trade in China, which China had previously closed, and now Great Britain had full control over Chinas trade. They took control over cities, people, and held an obvious lead.
China knew that they were not going to come back from this or win, they needed to make a negotiation. The negotiation is called the Treaty of Nanking, this made China give Great Britain a very large sum of money, access to Hong Kong, and opened up trade with the countries.
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On July 5, 1775, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson, which appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain.
