American Merchants

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1810

Every event in Historedia whose sources name American Merchants, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. 4,500 chests of opium sold in China

   1810

   Role: Opium Traders

   1. 11810 · Canton1810 American Opium Trade Share in Canton

      In 1810, American merchants held approximately 10% of the opium trade in Canton, selling Turkish opium despite Chinese prohibitions.

Sources

1. History of opium in China Wikipedia