He built his early record on expeditions against the slave trade, service in the Mexican War, and three years as commander of the Fulton.
In his later career as a military strategist he promoted the construction of U.S. land bases in the Pacific. He built his early record on expeditions against the slave trade, service in the Mexican War, and three years as commander of the Fulton. Later, he gave himself an unauthorized promotion to the rank of admiral, entered Uraga Bay, and set up a meeting to negotiate the Treaty of Kanagawa, fulfilling President Fillmore's wishes for a new trading sphere. For 10 points, name this member of a prominent naval family who thus forced the re-opening of Japan.
In his later career as a military strategist he promoted the construction of U.S. land bases in the Pacific.
Matthew Calbraith {Perry}