Why did the United States government send Commodore Perry to Japan?

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Casillas · Answer 1 · 2023-08-29T22:05:30+0000

The biggest reason that the United States sent Matthew Perry to Japan was to use it as a "coaling base" or a base where steamships, which used coal, could restock their coal supply.

Why did the United States government send Commodore Perry to Japan?

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