Why did the Japanese government accept the letter Perry brought from President Fillmore in 1853?

Perry arrived with heavily armed warships, giving Japan little practical ability to force him to leave. The Japanese government accepted President Fillmore’s letter under that pressure, rather than because Perry spoke Japanese or because it wanted news from the United States. The correct choice is C, “The government was unable to drive away Perry’s well-armed warships.”

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