The end of the Samurai period came around after the flintlock gun was invented.
The flintlock gun
fires lead balls when gunpowder is rammed into the gun with the ball and some
powder in the pan. When the trigger is pulled, a hammer is released it hits the
pan. This creates a spark causing the powder to catch on fire. The burning powder
in the pan lights the powder in the barrel which explodes sending the lead ball
flying.This could fire
about 100 metres. The flintlock gun beat the samurai because the samurai fought
from close range, where as theflintlock gun could end them before they were
even close.
Closing of Japanese Society to Foreigners
In 1850, Japan had a population of about 30 million people so they did not let foreigners in.The city of Edo
had over 1.2 million inhabitants.
Treaty of Kanagawa
On the 31st of
March 1854 the United States of America and Japan agreed to a treaty. The treaty was to secure a long lasting friendship between the countries and to resolve future problems between them much easier.
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