1)
Considering
the extent and strength of Perry’s navy, the then Japanese Prime Minister
Tokugawa Shogunate signed a business agreement with America on 31st
March 1854 at Kanagawa.
2)
According
to this agreement;
a.
America
was allowed entry to the Shimonda and Hakodate ports for procuring wood, coal
and water.
b.
American
envoy could stay in Japan.
c.
The
American was allowed to do business in Japan by the local rules and
regulations.
3)
In
this way, the non-aligned status of Japan came to an end and the decline of
Tokugawa Shogunate began.
