alleryWhich treaty ended the First Opium War and ceded Hong Kong to the British Crown?
ATreaty of Paris
BTreaty of Tientsin
CTreaty of Nanjing
DTreaty of Amritsar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Treaty of Nanjing
1. The Company fought China over the opium trade.
2. At the end of the First Opium War, the Treaty of Nanjing gave access to five ports.
3. Hong Kong was ceded to the British Crown; the other treaties relate to other events.
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