Question

Which of the following statements best interprets why the Canton System ended?(1 point)
Responses

Very few countries wanted to use the Canton System.
Very few countries wanted to use the Canton System.

Europeans refused to see themselves as tributes to the Qing Dynasty.
Europeans refused to see themselves as tributes to the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty decided that trading with Europeans was not beneficial.
The Qing Dynasty decided that trading with Europeans was not beneficial.

Europeans’ efforts to avoid Canton System regulations led them to smuggle illegal drugs into China, resulting in war.

Answer 1

"Europeans’ efforts to avoid Canton System regulations led them to smuggle illegal drugs into China, resulting in war."

Brief explanation: British opium smuggling and the resulting First Opium War (1839–1842) forced China to sign the Treaty of Nanking, which abolished the Canton System and opened additional ports and treaty concessions.