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17. Reading Passage:

I
 have
 directed
 Commodore
Perry
 to
 assure
 your
imperial
majesty
 that
 I
entertain
 the
 kindest
feelings
towards
your
majesty’s
person
and
government, and
that
I
have
no
other
object
 in
 sending
 him
 to
 Japan
 but
 to
 propose
 to
 your
 imperial
 majesty
 that
 the
 United
 States
 and
 Japan
should
live
in
friendship
and
have
commercial
intercourse
with
each
other.

The
 Constitution
 and 
laws
 of 
the
 United
States 
forbid
 all 
interference 
with 
the 
religious
 or 
political
 concerns
 of 
other 
nations. 
 I
have 
particularly 
charged
 Commodore 
Perry 
to
abstain
 from
 every
 act
 which
 could
 possibly
 disturb
 the
 tranquility
 of
 your
 imperial
 majesty’s
 dominions.
We
know
 that
 the
ancient
laws
of
your
imperial
majesty’s
government
do
not
allow
of
 foreign
trade, except with
the
Chinese
and
the
Dutch; but
as
the
state
of
the
world
changes
and
 new
governments
are
formed, it seems
to
be
wise, from
time
to
time, to
make
new
laws.
There
 was
a
time
when
the
ancient
laws
of
your
imperial
majesty’s
government
were
first
made.
About
 the
 same
 time
 America, which
 is
 sometimes
 called
 the
 New
 World, was
 first
 discovered
and
settled
by
the
Europeans.
For
a
long
time
there
were
but
a
few
people, and
they
 were
poor.
They
have
now
become
quite
numerous; their
commerce
is
very
extensive; and
they
 think
that
if
your
imperial
majesty
were
so
far
to
change
the
ancient
laws
as
to
allow
a
free
trade
 between
the
two
countries
it
would
be
extremely
beneficial
to
both. If
your
imperial
majesty
is
not
satisfied
that
it
would
be
safe
altogether
to
abrogate
the
 ancient
laws
which
forbid
foreign
trade, they
might
be
suspended
for
five
or
ten
years, so
as
to
 try
 the
 experiment.


If
 it
 does
 not
 prove
 as
 beneficial
 as
 was
 hoped, the
 ancient
 laws
 can
 be
 restored.
The
United
States often
limit
their
treaties
with
foreign
states
to
a
few
years, and
then
 renew
them
or
not, as
they
please.

Quote from LETTERS FROM U.S. PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE AND U.S. NAVY COMMODORE MATTHEW C. PERRY TO THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN (1852 -1853)

QUESTION: How would you describe the tone of President Fillmore’s letter? How does this letter foreshadow the Treaty of Kanagawa? Cite two pieces of evidence from the reading to support your answer.