How Did the Tokugawa Shoguns Treat Europeans in Japan in the Seventeenth

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Multiple Choice

How did the Tokugawa shoguns treat Europeans in Japan in the seventeenth century?

• A) They welcomed Europeans for their technological expertise and scientific knowledge.
• B) They protected Christian missionaries and sponsored Christian churches.
• C) They expelled all Europeans except the Dutch,who were allowed to trade at a single site.
• D) They established regular diplomatic relations with European states.

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