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The Black Ships & Samurai Essay - MIT Visualizing Cultures  On July 8, 1853, residents of Uraga on the outskirts of Edo, the sprawling capital ... Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry had arrived to force the long-secluded country to open ... The message Perry brought to Japan's leaders from President Millard Fillmore also looked ... The Emperor of Japan ... President Fillmore's letter.
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Letters from U.S. President Millard Fillmore and ... - Asia for Educators  NAVY COMMODORE MATTHEW C. PERRY TO THE EMPEROR OF. JAPAN (1852-1853) ... harbor, near the Tokugawa capital of Edo, on July 8, 1853. ... and fertile country, and produces many very valuable articles. .... suited to the exalted station of your imperial majesty, will be presented by the undersigned in person...
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Commodore Matthew Perry Opens Japan, 1853-54 - Asian History  In 1853-54, the American Commodore Matthew Perry and a fleet of steam warships ... of Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay) on July 8, 1853. ... from US President Millard Fillmore; the letters were addressed to the Emperor of ... He presented the American demands, and notified the Japanese that he...
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The United States and the Opening to Japan, 1853 - Milestones in ...  On July 8, 1853, American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the ... In 1851, President Millard Fillmore authorized a formal naval expedition to Japan to ... carrying a letter from the U.S. President addressed to the Emperor of Japan. ... The Emperor gained formal control of the country in the Meiji Restoration of...
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Commodore Perry and Japan (1853-1854) | Asia for Educators ...  On July 8, 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy, ... Perry, on behalf of the U.S. government, forced Japan to enter into trade with the United ... receiving the title of shgun from the politically powerless emperor, he did not ... Matthew Perry, 1794-1858  Letters from U.S. President Millard Fillmore and...
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United States and Brazil: The Imperial period / Brasil e Estados ...  In the same year, Jos Silvestre Rabello (1807-1891) became Brazil's first envoy ... Pedro I abdicated the throne and returned to Portugal in 1831, his son Pedro de ... A republic was proclaimed in November 15, 1889, and Dom Pedro II and his ... Don Pedro II was formally acclaimed emperor as soon as his father abdicated.
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Presidential Key EventsMiller Center  Franklin Pierce - 01/06/1853: Two months before taking office as President, Fran .... in Philadelphia to nominate former President Millard Fillmore for President in...
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Zachary Taylor - Wikipedia  Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784  July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States ... In 1845, as the annexation of Texas was underway, President James K. Polk ... He won the election alongside New York politician Millard Fillmore, ... second cousin through that line was James Madison, the fourth president.
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Chapter II - To Lord Howe - Philadelphia, Jan. 13, 1777 < Thomas ...  The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in ... It is surprising to what a pitch of infatuation, blind folly and obstinacy will carry ... You may issue your proclamations, and welcome, for we have learned to .... of lies among those who are not much in the way of hearing them contradicted,...
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Proclamation 47 - Announcement That a State of War Exists With the ...  Signing Statements .... Now, therefore, I, James K. Polk, President of the United States of America, ... as they love their country, as they feel the wrongs which have forced on them the last resort ... Citation: James K. Polk: "Proclamation 47 - Announcement That a State of War Exists With the Republic of Mexico," May 13, 1846.
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Convention of Kanagawa - Wikipedia  On March 31, 1854, the Convention of Kanagawa or Kanagawa Treaty (, Kanagawa Jyaku) was the first treaty between the United States of America ... In 1852, United States Navy Commodore Matthew Perry was sent with a fleet of ... the opening of Japanese ports to American trade, through the use of gunboat...
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The Racist Presidents continued - Yah's People  The 12th President Zachary Taylor was very accustom to the benefits of free labor through ... Millard Fillmore seems to be a breath of fresh air amongst a sea of men bent on .... Franklin Pierce became President at a time of apparent tranquility.
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5440' or Fight - GlobalSecurity.org  May 7, 2011 ... In 1844, James K. Polk was elected president with the slogan "54'40 or fight! ... When Texas became a state that year, its disputed southern border ignited a brief but bloody war with Mexico ... The US and Great Britain established the Canadian boundary from .... The Oregon Treaty was signed in June 1846.
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Matthew C. Perry - New World Encyclopedia  Oct 15, 2014 ... Matthew Perry obtained a midshipman's commission in the United ... Perry acquired the courtesy title of commodore (then the highest rank in the U. S. Navy) in 1841. ... was to interdict the slave trade under the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, ... for a Flag Officer and not until 1862 that the rank of Admiral was...
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Progressive-Era Politics - Andrew.cmu.edu  Progressivism at the federal level addressed national issues. President Theodore Roosevelt (Republican, 1901-1909). "Trust-busting". Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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The Art of Monarchy - Royal Collection Trust  On 16 August 1858 the first official transatlantic message was sent by Queen Victoria to James Buchanan, President of the United States of America. ... code  recorded on the present tickertape  was sent via a submarine cable which ran from...
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Jeopary Questions page 2066 - NAME'S THE SAME - TriviaBistro.com  RULERS: Though he was already emperor of one country, Franz Joseph was crowned in this city June 8, 1867 ... COMING TO AMERICA: Frank Capra & Charles Atlas made names for themselves after both emigrating from this country in 1903.
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Millard Fillmore - U.S. President - Biography.com  Apr 2, 2014 ... Millard Fillmore was thrust into the presidency after the death of Zachary Taylor. ... Millard Fillmore was born in New York on January 7, 1800. ... three terms before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1832.
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Zachary Taylor - Wikipedia  Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784  July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States ... In office. March 4, 1849  July 9, 1850. Vice President, Millard Fillmore ... Taylor died suddenly of a stomach-related illness in July 1850, so had little .... He defeated the Seminole Indians in the Christmas Day Battle of Lake...
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Wikipedia  The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially entitled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo (now a neighborhood of Mexico City) between the United States and ... It gave the United States the Rio Grande as a boundary for Texas, and gave...
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Emperor Qianlong's Letter to King George III  Several nations had sent representatives to China, and in 1793 England decided to send Lord Macartney as an ambassador to the emperor in the hope of...