answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

To negotiate a commercial treaty

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did the US send Townsend Harris to Japan?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

After commodore matthew perrys initial opening of japan in 1854 why did the us send townsend harris to japan?

to negotiate a commerical treaty.


Who was sent to japan after the treaty of kanagawa?

Townsend Harris was sent to be the first US Consul in Japan shortly after the Treaty of Kanagawa.


Why did the US send Townsed Harris to Japan?

I dont know im just a child D:


How much to send a letter from US to Tokyo Japan?

howmuch send a letter from US to Japan


What materials did the US send to japan before pearl Harbor?

no trade


How do you send 2000 CDs from Australia to Japan to US then back to Australia?

on a boat


Which countries did president Wilson send US troops during 1916 and 1920?

japan


What is the cheapest way to send heavy packages from Japan to the US?

The cheapest way to send heavy packages from Japan to the United States is through UPS. It may take a while for your packages to get to your correct destination.


Did the Us Army send money fixing or repairing Japan after World War 2?

yes


Why did the Americans send a plane to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6 1945?

Because the US and Japan were at war, japan having attacked the US in 1941, and had refused to surrender.


Who did the US send to Japan to negotiate a trade agreement for shipwrecked American sailors?

Commodore Matthew C. Perry


How did Japan get out of world war 2?

The US dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and told them they would drop another if Japan did not surrender. They didn't surrender, so the US dropped a second atom bomb. The US then told Japan that they would send a THIRD atom bomb (which they actually didn't have. It was a HUGE bluff), and luckily for mankind, the Japanese DID surrender.