<span>The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China's sovereignty. The disputes included the First Opium War and the Second Opium War.</span>
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Explanation:Correct on Edg.
Because the rise of merchants weakened the power of monarchs making the peasants leave their manors for towns where they could find work. Also, agriculture stopped being profitable bec merchants imported food so there was no more need for agriculture