1. Civil Unrest
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2. Caused By… Bad weather/poor crops/starvation
Began to question the forced taxation
Questioned the ability of the government to overcome difficulty

3. Resulted in… Support for Bafuku weakened
Many Samurai began to support the emperor instead of the Bafuku

4. What did the people want?
Wanted to create a new government headed by the emperor

5. How did they attempt to get it?
By increasing military armaments, purchasing weapons and ships from the west
Even some women broke tradition and formed military brigades to fight the Shogun’s troops

6. Meiji’s first move
What would yours be?

7. He ordered the Tokugawa family to surrender their ancestral land
He abolished the office of the Shogun, which means he made it so that there was no such thing as shoguns anymore, they had no power since they had no position over people.
He ordered the Tokugawa family to surrender their ancestral land
How do you think the Shogun took this news?
Meiji’s first move:

8. The shogun responded with a military attack
The shogun responded with a military attack! The attack continued until the shogun was eventually defeated (1869) Edo surrendered without a battle Meiji moved into the Tokugawa castle and renamed the city, Tokyo The 250 year reign of the Tokugawa was over!
How do you think the Shogun took the news? Think about what you would do in this situation!