He pardoned former President Nixon
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Charles Wilkes commanded the South Sea Exploring Expedition from 1838 to 1842. This six-vessel expedition surveyed South Pacific islands, charted continental coastlines, proved Antarctica is a continent, and collected natural history and ethnological specimens that formed the basis of the Smithsonian Institution's collections.
Explanation:
Charles Wilkes (1798-1877) was a naval officer from New York, widely commemorated for exploring the Antarctic and being a crucial element of the "Trent" affair in the time of the Civil War. Beginning his naval career when he was only 17 years old, he became part of the British navy in 1818, navigated in the Mediterranean for 3 years and later sailed to the Pacific.
Answer:
Moses
Explanation:
God had commanded (Moses) to take his people to the promise land he had for his people but because if their foolishness they had to wonder in the wilderness for 40 yrs, after the 40 yrs it was mostly a new generation so then the new generation kept traveling to their promise land. All the Israelite's looked up to Moses, and in the bible it say's a cloud in form if pillar would guide them during the day and a pillar of fire in the night.
This took place a few years after the civil war, mark twain was one of the first to address it. during these years, America's economy did grow at an extraordinary rate, generating unprecedented levels of wealth. Railroads and telephone lines stretched across the country which created new opportunities for entrepreneurs and cheaper goods for consumers.
