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  • For centuries, Japan’s feudal dictators, called Shoguns, enforced strict laws that kept people from leaving or entering the country. This practice isolated Japan from the rest of the world. By the middle of the 19th century, Japan’s isolationism was creating problems for the United States’ whaling industry whose ships needed coal, food, and water available in Japanese ports. And sailors who were shipwrecked on the coast of Japan needed protection from mistreatment.

    In November 1852, President Millard Fillmore sent an expedition to Japan to solve these problems. Led by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, the expedition had both steam-powered and sail-powered warships and several hundred men. Perry’s task was to persuade the Japanese to sign a treaty with the United States that would open Japanese ports and protect shipwrecked sailors. On July 8, 1853, the Perry expedition sailed into Edo Bay about thirty miles from the city of Edo (modern Tokyo).

    During talks with the Shogun’s representatives, the idea of a treaty was repeatedly rejected. But Perry didn’t give up. Finally, in February 1854, the Japanese agreed to negotiate a treaty. The Treaty of Kanagawa established peace between the two countries, opened two ports to U.S. shipping, and protected shipwrecked sailors. It was signed on March 31, 1854.

    Perry’s expedition also opened Japan to the rest of the world. Within two years, Japan signed similar treaties with Russia, Holland, and Britain.

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  • Mother

  • My son said that bully needs a pounding, then I say, "Yeah, right, that is what I said and did to your mother." My son opens his mouth and freezes. I guess he knew what I was talking about.

    Trash

  • A man walks to the window and opens it and pulls out his phone and takes a photo. "One more picture and I'll jump." He takes another photo and shuts the window. "I can't jump, you're not supposed to throw trash out the window."

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  • Addiction

  • Addicted, what did the drug dealer say to the dopewhore?

    "Damn whore, you're not that addicted when you spread your legs open for any man. No wonder weed is more addicted than yo ass." Lol

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  • Girl

  • What did the girl with no hands get for her birthday?...

    We don't know; she hasn't opened it yet.

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  • Brothel

  • I wanted to open a brothel in the monastery, but the slogan: "Fist some Christs" was, unfortunately, not so well received.

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  • Club

  • Hello, I am Sflugo. I am opening the Pro Orphan Joke Club because a lot of people are saying to get rid of them, but we say NO! If you want to join, comment and say, "#SaveOrphanJokes."

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  • Jack and Jill

  • We're gonna have to kill

    no good Jack and Jill.

    They’re draining the economy doooown!

    They’ve spent our budget on weed

    and lube to spill Jack’s seed.

    They’ve ruined our wonderful town!

    We're gonna have to kill

    no good Jack and Jill.

    They have no moralityyyy.

    They’re spreading degeneracy.

    We ain't what we used to be.

    We’ve got to kill ol' no good Jack and Jill!

    Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water,

    but then they stopped at the tippy top to smoke some marijuana.

    They went to the store, and got some more, to fetch a “few” more beers.

    Next day they came, ran off again, repeat for 24 years.

    We’re gonna have to kill

    no good Jack and Jill!

    They’ve banked off buying boooze!

    They’ll drink and sell the price

    at the original times thrice.

    Corruption wins, the avg. folk’ll loseee.

    We’re gonna have to kill

    no good Jack and Jill.

    Their kids’re in the business tooo!

    They’re draining all our banks.

    Give 'em well deserved spanks.

    We’ve got to kill ol' no good Jack and Jill.

    Jack and Jill Netflix and chilled and made a grave mistaake.

    What a blunder, there was no rubber, now they’re a house of eeiiight!

    A bolt went off, they opened shop to resell their porn and lean.

    It all went swell, but for us, well, we’re now an oligarchy!

    WE’LL KILL OL' JACK AND JILL!

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