Why did the shogunates close japan's ports and ban foreign trade?

John redmond was not paid for trim carpentry work that he did for brenda knighton in her home. ms. knighton does not dispute that redmond did the work, but she says that he waited too long to file the suit because the time for suit is measured from the time the work began, which was over 4 years ago, and not from the time she failed to pay, which was two years ago. the statute of limitations in their state is four years. which of the following is a correct statement? the csae must be dismissed because of the statute of limitations the case qualifies for a directed verdict the case can be decided on a summary judgment motion the case can be dismissed on a judgment of the pleadings

Which of the following is an example of proximodistal pattern of growth? (a) abbey learning to sit first before learning to stand or crawl (b) alex learning to move his eyes before learning his first words (c) colin learning to stare at moving objects before trying to touch them with his hands (d) polly learning to grab the objects with her whole hands before learning to pick them up with her fingers

How did the romanov dynasty increase russia's power?