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China had opium before the British began smuggling it in, but their version was not as potent as the British. The Chinese scholar gentry became addicted, and declared war on the British.
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This battle began the first Opium War between Great Britain and China.
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New Englanders brought 24,000 pounds of opium to the U.S.
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Hong Kong was ceded to the British
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The British captured the Bogue Forts
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The British took Shanghai from the Chinese.
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The Treaty of Nanjinj ended the Opium Wars
