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Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan

  • Determine the most significant change regarding trade and relations that the United States President Fillmore asked Emperor Komei of Japan to consider in Fillmore's letter dated November 13, 1852.
  • Write a likely response by Emperor Komei’s officials to President Fillmore based upon the Japanese perspective of the time.

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