Matthew Perry, the representative of American government, convinced the
japan to sign a treaty opening trade relations
They signed the treaty of Kanawaga
Japan open port of Shimoda and Hakodate to repair American ships and trade
with American
Europeans got similar privileges as Americans, plus the right of international
settlement
Westerners had the right to practice in their own country’s law
Anti-foreign was set up to against westerners
The SatchoHito group
The revolution started