Answer:
Hawaii had become an American territory during 1989 after the Spanish-American War.
Explanation:
Along with Manifest Destiny, after the war, the United States had made an unofficial empire in the Pacific. With the Philippines as its biggest colony, Hawaii was much closer to home therefore it was annexed. Hawaii held a geographical strategic value and eventually in the future would turn into an economically prosperous state.
If you refer to Meriwether Lewis (Meriwether was his mother's surname actually), an American Explorer and a leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition, partially named after him, then he was born in the Colony of Virginia, a British Colony and part of the British Empire.
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Pangaea, the super continent, began to break apart during the Mesozoic era.
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- The distinct pieces of lands that today make seven different continents were once a single piece of land named Pangaea.
- Over a period of millions of years, this large lump of land gradually broke into several different pieces that slowly drifted apart from each other.
- Most of this breaking happened in the Mesozoic era that lasted for around 180 million-odd years. This period is said to have begun about 250 million years ago.
Answer:
Explanation:
In dealing with nominations, the framers believed that senators—as statewide officials—would be uniquely qualified to identify suitable candidates for federal judicial posts and would confirm them along with cabinet secretaries and other key federal officials, by a simple majority vote.
