Because they held religious beliefs that prohibited contact with foreigners
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Japan was pressured to allow trade with the Unites States
The slave trade? The Europeans.
Japan was exposed to ideas that revolutionized its society
A policy the Japanese government came up with that sealed off Japan's borders to exclude both the missionaries and the merchants, without affecting trade with Europeans. The only port that remained open for trade was in Nagasaki.
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