He ordered Commodore Matthew Perry to lead a US naval force into Tokyo Bay on a peaceful mission to open Japan to American commerce and diplomacy.
He ordered Commodore Matthew Perry to lead a US naval force into Tokyo Bay on a peaceful mission to open Japan to American commerce and diplomacy. He sought to annex Hawaii and buy more land from the Mexicans, which he accomplished through the Gadsden Purchase. He also sought to buy Cuba, and was the recipient of the Ostend Manifesto. FTP, name this "doughboy" – a northern man with southern principles – the 14th President of the United States.
He ordered Commodore Matthew Perry to lead a US naval force into Tokyo Bay on a peaceful mission to open Japan to American commerce and diplomacy.
Franklin {Pierce}