The British soldiers were stealing crops to feed themselves and their horses
What??????
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Your answer is simply,
Bourgeoise.
Besides silk, the Chinese also exported (sold) teas, salt, sugar, porcelain, and spices. Most of what was traded was expensive luxury goods. This was because it was a long trip and merchants didn't have a lot of room for goods. They imported, or bought, goods like cotton, ivory, wool, gold, and silver.
During the 19th century, Prince Klemens Von Metternich was one of the most hated man in Austria-Hungary and the one responsible for the 1848 Revolution. The words of Prince Metternich meant that the idea of change and reform had already been planted by the French Revolution and it was a matter of time for a new revolution to sprout.
