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Why did President Fillmore send Commodore Perry to Japan in 1853 and 1854?
to capture Tokyo
to make accurate maps of Japan
to negotiate a treaty
to start a postal service
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to negotiate a treaty
President Millard Fillmore sent Commodore Matthew C. Perry to Japan to open diplomatic and commercial relations and secure a treaty (resulting in the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa), ending Japan's isolation.
President Millard Fillmore sent Commodore Matthew C. Perry to Japan to open diplomatic and commercial relations and secure a treaty (resulting in the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa), ending Japan's isolation.
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