Imperialism Opium War Primary Source Letter to Queen Victoria

This excellent primary source analysis resource for an Imperialism unit features a letter written by a Chinese Commissioner begging England to stop the opium trade. The primary source is excerpted so that students can focus on the key elements of his argument. In the letter, Commissioner Lin appeals

The Opium Wars in China Asia Pacific Curriculum

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Opium trade

Chinese imperialism

The Opium Wars in China Asia Pacific Curriculum

Queen victoria

Ending the Opium Trade: Lin Zexu's Urgent Plea to Queen Victoria

Palmerston's Opium War”?: The 1832 Reform Act, its attendant domestic contexts and their influence on the outbreak of the First Opium War (1839-42)

Imperialism primary source

28 Letter to Queen Victoria from by Lin Zexu

The Opium Wars

Opium trade

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