https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18 en-us 2017-04-05 19:48:59 UTC 2017-04-06 14:03:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141290 I learned about Benedict Arnold and how he was a traitor to the Continental army]]> 2017-04-06 13:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141290 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141622 The way they used the river to stop ships.]]> 2017-04-06 13:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141622 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141678 The chapel only took 2 years to build and it is huge ]]> 2017-04-06 13:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141678 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141695 the general who needed money so he switched to the British side and was known as a spy]]> 2017-04-06 13:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141695 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141758 I learned that Douglas MacArthurs mom went to war with to school. He was the best in his class and was in charge of the senior cadets.]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141758 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141789 I learned that in the chapel it wasnt built until one year so when the people made the stain glass they put the years of classes that werent there while the chapel was.]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141789 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141887 They wanted to protect the Hudson river, so they put up a huge chain to block the ships from coming into the river. The ships never came to the river.]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141887 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141931 I learned that the chapel in West Point took only 2 years to build. ]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141931 hblacher https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141932 I learned that the U.S. used the Hudson River to stop ships and that it was hard to sail through it.]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141932 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141938 I learned that Dwight Eisenhower had 100 hrs of punishment to serve after he graduated.]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141938 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141991 I never knew that Eisenhower was such a bad cadet at west point]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165141991 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142010 I learned that Douglas Mcaruther was a great student and a superintendent for many years, also he was the general for the japan units. ]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142010 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142020 I learned that multiple generals that became 5 star generals came from West Point]]> 2017-04-06 13:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142020 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142199 2017-04-06 13:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142199 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142262 I learned that Eisenhower was a very bad cadet, because he marched over 100 hours.]]> 2017-04-06 13:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142262 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142335 I liked the fact that they strategically placed west point on the S shape of the river.]]> 2017-04-06 13:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142335 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142365 I learned that in the Chapel, they have a row that is closed off and there is a candle lit in that row. They do this to remember all of the lost soldiers and all the soldiers missing. ]]> 2017-04-06 13:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142365 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142492 The most interesting fact that I learned was that so many presidents have gone there, and visited it quite a lot. Also, it was cool that Alexander Hamilton was included in the story as Washington's right hand man. Also, it was really cool that if you got 100 hours of marching, you would get a special badge for the inside of your jacket. ]]> 2017-04-06 13:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165142492 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165143113 I learned about the giant chain over the river and how everything was placed so that it would all benefit the army. The location of West Point was determined by the river.]]> 2017-04-06 14:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165143113 https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165143294 The most interesting fact I learned yesterday is that the huge chapel was built by foreign people. I learned that the people building the chapel would game U.S. citizenship if they built the chapel in less than 5 years. The people were so motivated that they built the chapel in 2 years.]]> 2017-04-06 14:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/abaier1/10j3olyl7x18/wish/165143294