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Matthew Perry Accomplishments
He got Japan, a closed and individual country, to sign a treaty with America and persevered through the trickery, deception, and strong protection system that was emplaced.
In the somber outskirts of
Finding your way through the crowds of January 12, 1855, in New York City, supposedly going to your job, through the bustling, bee like crowds, one would probably overhear the news of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry returning to his homeland. Maybe you would rejoice with the news, or be overwhelmingly soaked with grief. Some would already know Perry from his family, a long line of relatives that served well in the military, as well as pursuing naval careers.
The ‘Father of the Steam Navy’, or so he was called, was born among one of America’s largest naval families. Growing up hearing old maritime stories, Perry was influenced in many aspects as a child which includes, learning from his parents that slave trade was acceptable realities in the world, and that being a disciplinarian concerned with wellbeing and prosperity of others is significant.
A plump, pig like man, with cotton candy-like clumps of hair, glued to the sides of his serious yet
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The reason that the U.S. sent Matthew Perry to Japan was to use as a coaling base. The U.S. Navy needed a port for steamships in the east. The United States wanted to open Japan to make sure shipwrecked sailors in Japan were treated fairly. Also, trading had brought in a lot for the Americans and they wanted to trade more with other countries to increase revenues. Following this, the U.S. believed passionately that Perry could accomplish this goal because of his previous accomplishments and since he was a very high ranking official, the United States of America sent Matthew Calbraith Perry to Japan to negotiate a treaty. These revenues, as so I mentioned

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