Gerrymandering is the practice of one party packing as many voters of the other party into the fewest districts possible.
Japan agreed to Commodore Perry's trade treaty because of the military threat. Japan was well aware that they were faced by an adversary who had a stronger military than Japan and so they had to bow down to the wishes of Commodore Perry. It did not matter whether Japan liked it or not, they had no other alternative.
I believe the answer is D) 158. Thanks