Answer:
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:
I believe the answer is A, although I might be a little rusty on this subject
He wanted to set up a naval blockade, is the answer.
Answer:
During the period that the Articles of Confederation were ratified, America was still at war with Great Britain. Because of that the Colonies were still trying to define themselves as a united country but struggling on how to do so.
Explanation:
The main way in which Taft differed from other Progressives of the day,
especially Roosevelt, was that he thought it would be a waste of time to
try to keep Progressive values completely in line with the
Constitution.
