The system of money in America between 1776 and 1789 was a hodgepodge.
It consisted of British, French, Continental, and Spanish currencies,
and base metals or gold and silver. After Spain entered the war on the
side of the United States, the standard currency became the Spanish
dollar. Still, other currencies were accepted. After the war ended, The
United States went on a gold standard and the government stopped issuing
paper currency, but individual banks issued paper currency.
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Perry help the United States expand its influence in Asia as he negotiated the first treaty between the United States and Japan (Kanagawa Treaty).
The Kanagawa Treaty was signed on March 31, 1854 between Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States and the authorities of Japan, in the Japanese port of Shimoda. This treaty ended with 251 years of Japan's isolation and, at the same time, with its policy of exclusion (Sakoku), thus opening the Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to trade with the United States, guaranteeing the safety of American shipwrecks and establishing a permanent consul.
