National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Article I

• How well did both countries adhere to this article?

Article III

• What is the purpose of including this in the Treaty of Kanagawa?
• Who does this article protect?
• What do you think happened before the treaty?
• Which country, Japan or the United States, has the advantage with this article?

Article VIII

• Why is there a specific mention of wood, water provisions, and coal?
• What do you think "goods required" refer to?
• Which country, Japan or the United States, has the advantage with this article?

Article IX

• What is this article actually saying? Summarize in your own words.
• Which country, Japan or the United States has an advantage in this article?

Questions for thought

• What stands out as you read the date at the end of the Treaty?
• Do you think the Treaty favors any one country?
• What do the raw materials illustrate about society in the 19^th century?
• How is this treaty advantageous for both the United States and Japan?