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.
Europeans’ efforts to avoid Canton System regulations led them to smuggle illegal drugs into China, resulting in war.
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Answer 1

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

Explanation: British merchants smuggled opium to counteract the trade imbalance, Qing attempts to stop the trade led to the First Opium War (1839–42), and the resulting treaties (e.g., Nanking) forced China to abandon the Canton System.