The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. If the barracks were too small to house all the soldiers, then localities were to accommodate the soldiers in local inns, livery stables, ale houses, victualling houses, and the houses of sellers of wine.
Answer:
Correct answer is A. Chinese weapons were no match for British gunboats.
Explanation:
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Between 1839 and 1842 there was the first Opium War, in which the armies of the Chinese Empire and the United Kingdom clashed.
The main reason for the war was economic, since China demanded payment in silver for its products, without demanding products from the United Kingdom. This commercial relationship caused economic deficit for the United Kingdom, so the British began to introduce opium to China from their plantations in India.
Thanks to its naval superiority, British Navy forced China to surrender. On August 29, 1842, both empires signed the treaty of Nanjing, which marked the end of the war.
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Answer: Samudragupta
Explanation:
Samudragupta (circa 335 – 375 CE)
In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for them.
