Because Britain wanted to expand its manufactured goods market. In the eighteenth century, Britain traded English wool and Indian cotton for Chinese tea and textiles; however, when the Chinese demand weakened, Britain demanded other means of attracting trade with China. Britain realized it could make up the trade deficit with China by selling Indian opium into the Chinese market, making opium the most profitable and popular crop in world markets.
The Phoenicians were a group of ancient people who used the sea for trade. The were known for making purple dye. <span />
He had thought North America was India, as well as thought Native Americans were Indians.
