Read the excerpt from "early victorian tea set.” but a loving, tranquil cup of tea has a violent hinterland. when all tea came into europe from china, the british east india company traded opium for silver and used that silver to buy tea. the trade was so important that it brought the two countries to war. the first of the conflicts, which we still refer to as the opium wars – they were in fact just as much about tea – broke out more or less as our teapot was leaving the wedgwood factory. partly because of these difficulties with china, in the 1830s the british set up plantations in the area around calcutta and indian tea was exempted from import duty to encourage demand. what is the author’s viewpoint in this excerpt?

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

According to huxley, what is the main reason why people use language inappropriately when discussing war

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