Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858)

Target entity: Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858)
Context triple: [James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, notableWork, Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858)]

• A. Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan
  The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan was an 1858 agreement that opened Japan to extensive American trade and diplomatic relations, marking a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
• B. Harris Treaty of 1858
  The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
• C. Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
  The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
• D. Treaty of Shimoda
  The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
• E. Burlingame Treaty
  The Burlingame Treaty was an 1868 agreement between the United States and China that expanded diplomatic relations, affirmed mutual rights of travel and residence, and marked a brief period of more open and equal Sino-American engagement.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858)
Target entity description: The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Britain and Japan (1858) was a pivotal unequal treaty that opened Japan to British trade and diplomatic relations during the late Tokugawa shogunate, significantly influencing Japan’s subsequent modernization and foreign policy.

• A. Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan
  The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan was an 1858 agreement that opened Japan to extensive American trade and diplomatic relations, marking a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
• B. Harris Treaty of 1858
  The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
• C. Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
  The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
• D. Treaty of Shimoda
  The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
• E. Burlingame Treaty
  The Burlingame Treaty was an 1868 agreement between the United States and China that expanded diplomatic relations, affirmed mutual rights of travel and residence, and marked a brief period of more open and equal Sino-American engagement.
• F. None of above. chosen