Why did China want to control the opium trade?
a. China wanted to make money by selling opium to European nations.
b. China was losing money due to the addictive properties of opium and they
wanted to restrict its sale by controlling the trade.
China believed that opium was sacred and shouldn't be sold by Europeans, only
the Chinese.
d. China was encouraged by British traders to join in the opium trade and after
seeing the financial potential, wanted to control all of the opium trade.

The word “expires” tells the reader that paine believed the colonies’ separation from britain was inevitable. concerning. dangerous. fixable.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

On july 4, 1776, thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. the declaration of independence can be compared to a break up letter because jefferson explained why america wanted its independence from king george iii. read pages 516-520 in your textbook to discover why america wanted to be an independent country. you will write your own break up letter from the colonies to king george iii. your letter needs to be at least 5-7 sentences, include the issues/events leading up to this breaking point, and why the founding fathers felt independence would be better. remember! this is a “breakup letter”, so channel your inner taylor swift and make it creative!