Question

What goals did Commodore Matthew Perry have when he sailed into the Tokyo Bay harbor in 1853?

• A. Established trade relations between the U.S and Japan
• B. Create a military alliance with Japan to strengthen the U.S. against China
• C. Crush Japanese resistance to American involvement in the Pacific
• D. Overthrow Dutch traders in the ports of Nagasaki
• E. Conquer Japan

Answer 1

The correct option is A Established trade relations between the U.S and Japan

The expedition was commanded by Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, under orders from President Millard Fillmore. Perry's primary goal was to force an end to Japan's 220-year-old policy of isolation and to open Japanese ports to American trade, through the use of gunboat diplomacy if necessary.

The correct answer is A.