It caused widespread panic and started a depression.
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Transporting goods over long distances", since this was far easier and cheaper than transporting goods over land.
Henry finds the tattered soldier annoying. He finds him "bleating" or whining about Jim. The irony is that the tattered soldier is going on about the same things running internally through Henry's head. The tattered soldier keeps asking Henry where his wounds are.
Prevent the spread of western ideas in particular Christianity.
As Europeans were exploring Asian countries with the goal of creating trade agreements, many areas were experiencing a push of western culture. To prevent the influence of western culture, the Tokugawa Shogunate refused westerners and made western culture unlawful. Christianity was considered particularly harmful to Japanese culture and hierarchy. The Shogun removed missionaries from the country and made the practice of Christianity illegal. The samurai also resented western influence because it promoted the status of merchants and degraded their own position in society.
