During the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Daimyo

question 31

Multiple Choice

During the Tokugawa Shogunate, the daimyo

• A) served as the true political leaders of the shogunate.
• B) acted as the shogun's agents within the empire but retained full authority within their own area of control.
• C) controlled about one-fourth of Japan's land area.
• D) seldom came into conflict with each other, preferring to use their resources to better compete with each other economically.
• E) never quite trusted the shogun and were always looking over their shoulders, expecting him to use their samurai against them.