250 response using only the these websites and video link
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1839lin2.asp
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/opiumwars/opiumwars1.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJaltUmrGo&feature=youtu.be
to answer the following:
How does the opium trade fit the general patterns of imperialism as described in the textbook and the Bridging World History documentary? How does Lin see th different motives of Chinese and Europeans in conducting trade activities? How does Lin understand the power of Queen Victoria? How does Lin view the right of foreigners to reside in China? On what ground does Lin request Queen Victoria to order the end of the opium trade?