Final answer:
President Fillmore impressed upon the Emperor of Japan that the United States is a growing power in the world by sending Commodore Matthew Perry to open up trade relations with Japan.
Step-by-step explanation:
President Fillmore impress upon the Emperor of Japan that the United States is a growing power in the world by sending Commodore Matthew Perry to open up trade relations with Japan. In the summer of 1853, Perry arrived in Edo harbor with a fleet of four ships and a letter from President Fillmore asking for better treatment of American sailors shipwrecked in Japan and the possibility of trade between the two countries. Perry also threatened military intervention if the Japanese did not agree. This show of force demonstrated America's growing power and its desire to establish trade relations with Japan.