Marine Science a Modern Perspective
... • The Wilkes Expedition played a major role in development of 19th-century science, particularly in the growth of the U.S. scientific establishment • 280 islands (mostly in the Pacific Ocean) were explored, and over 800 miles of Oregon were mapped • over 60,000 plant and bird specimens were collecte ...
... • The Wilkes Expedition played a major role in development of 19th-century science, particularly in the growth of the U.S. scientific establishment • 280 islands (mostly in the Pacific Ocean) were explored, and over 800 miles of Oregon were mapped • over 60,000 plant and bird specimens were collecte ...
Part 2 - cosee now
... Unit Essential Question(s): What is Marine Science? The history of Oceanography – Why study it? ...
... Unit Essential Question(s): What is Marine Science? The history of Oceanography – Why study it? ...
US regents thematic essays – Territory expansion – geography
... • It was one of the largest land sales in the history of the United States. ...
... • It was one of the largest land sales in the history of the United States. ...
Notes - Louisiana Purchase
... • He bought the land from Napoleon Bonaparte of France – Bonaparte sold the land to Jefferson for 15 million – The Louisiana Territory doubled the size of the United States. ...
... • He bought the land from Napoleon Bonaparte of France – Bonaparte sold the land to Jefferson for 15 million – The Louisiana Territory doubled the size of the United States. ...
Chapter 2: HISTORY
... the United States and Confederate States Navy, Maury was the first person to sense the worldwide pattern of surface winds and currents. Based on an analysis undertaken while working full-time for the Bureau of Charts and Instruments, he produced a set of directions for sailing great distances more e ...
... the United States and Confederate States Navy, Maury was the first person to sense the worldwide pattern of surface winds and currents. Based on an analysis undertaken while working full-time for the Bureau of Charts and Instruments, he produced a set of directions for sailing great distances more e ...
United States Exploring Expedition
The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States from 1838 to 1842. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. Funding for the original expedition was requested by President John Quincy Adams in 1828, however, Congress would not implement funding until eight years later. In May 1836 the oceanic exploration voyage was finally authorized by Congress and created by President Andrew Jackson. The expedition is sometimes called the ""U.S. Ex. Ex."" for short, or the ""Wilkes Expedition"" in honor of its next appointed commanding officer, United States Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. The expedition was of major importance to the growth of science in the United States, in particular the then-young field of oceanography. During the event, armed conflict between Pacific islanders and the expedition was common and dozens of natives were killed in action, as well as a few Americans.