https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3 Made with a warm hug en-us 2022-03-24 19:24:22 UTC 2025-12-06 14:07:30 UTC hello@padlet.com mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2120550308 The Trail of Tears was a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 American Indians of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government. It is important because it commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward.
https://cdn.britannica.com/18/186318-050-648ADD93/Routes-statistics-events-Trail-of-Tears.jpg?w=400&h=300&c=crop
Trail of Tears: Indian Removal Act, Facts & Significance - HISTORY]]> 2022-03-30 02:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2120550308 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2120588350 Spain colonized America because they were searching for gold and silver. They did find a lot of gold and silver when they conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires. France colonized North America because of the great amount of furs found there. It is important because it led to modern capitalism.
Motivations for Colonization | National Geographic Society
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Exploration of North America - HISTORY


]]> 2022-03-30 02:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2120588350 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121536501 By colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make them repay for its defense of them during the French and Indian War. It is important because it secured the independence of the United States from Great Britain and separated from Great Britain Empire. 
Why the American Revolution Matters - The American Revolution Institute
American Revolution | Causes, Battles, Aftermath, & Facts | Britannica

]]> 2022-03-30 13:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121536501 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121549864 John Adams was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who was the second president of the United States, serving from 1797 to 1801. Adams was a leader in the continental congress and was an important diplomatic figure. 
John Adams (americaslibrary.gov)]]> 2022-03-30 14:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121549864 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121562039 George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. He was the "father of the country" and he served as a command in the American Revolution.
George Washington | Life, Presidency, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica]]> 2022-03-30 14:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121562039 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121629483 The Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. This was important because it altered the imperial struggle for control of North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. 
Lewis and Clark Expedition (cafearch.com)]]> 2022-03-30 14:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121629483 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121644671 The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from Napoleonic France in 1803. In return for 15 million dollars, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 square miles. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, greatly strengthened the country materially and strategically. 
How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World | History| Smithsonian Magazine]]> 2022-03-30 14:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121644671 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121786548 Manifest Destiny is the idea that the United States is destined by God to expand it's supremacy West with the ideas of democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. This belief drove the Westward expansion in the 19th Century and was used to justify the forced removal of Native Americans and other groups from their homes.  
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/manifest-destiny#:~:text=Manifest%20Destiny%2C%20a%20phrase%20coined,the%20entire%20North%20American%20continent.]]> 2022-03-30 15:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121786548 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121798516 Immigration occurred because people were dealing with economic issues, political issues, family reunification, or natural disasters. Economic reasons include seeking higher wages, better employment opportunities, a higher standard of living, and educational opportunities. Some native-born Americans associated their own low wages and unemployment problems with immigrants, and accused the foreign-born population of creating poverty, crime, and civil unrest. 
The Effects of Immigration on the United States’ Economy — Penn Wharton Budget Model (upenn.edu)]]> 2022-03-30 15:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121798516 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121808932 Was the social and political effort to end slavery everywhere. Fueled in part by religious favor, the movement was led by people like Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and John Brown. This led to the civil war and ultimately the end of slavery in America. 
Abolitionist Movement: Definition and Leaders | HISTORY.com - HISTORY]]> 2022-03-30 16:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121808932 mnolt1 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121920147 The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It protects freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and due process of law. 
 The Bill of Rights: What Does it Say? | National Archives]]> 2022-03-30 16:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2121920147 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122307907 Jamestown was the first British settlement in North America.  104 settlers arrived to the East Coast in the year 1607. According to historians by year 1610 80-90% of the settlers had died to to famine and disease. John Rolfe played a major part in the success of Jamestown. Upon his arrival in 1612 he had tobacco seeds which he planted. The crops were widely successful and helped turn Jamestown into a profitable settlement.
https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm

]]> 2022-03-30 21:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122307907 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122311624 President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act on May 28, 1830. This law allowed settlers to move into Indian territory, forcing the Native Americans to relocate West of the Mississippi in what is known today as Oklahoma. The relocation became known as the "Trail of Tears."
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/may28/indian-removal-act/]]> 2022-03-30 21:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122311624 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122317392 The American Civil War was a war in the United States between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) over states' rights and westward expansion but mainly over the issue of slavery. Northerners believed slavery needed to be abolished and Southerners believed slavery was justified. The war lasted for four long years until finally the North prevailed on April 9, 1865.
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history]]> 2022-03-30 21:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122317392 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122326682 The Industrial Revolution marked the turning point from an agricultural economy to one that was industrialized, or based on machines and manufacturing. Products or goods that previously taken tons of time and energy to make or produce by hand were now being made in mass quantities by machinery; such as textiles, cotton, iron making etc. 
https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution]]> 2022-03-30 21:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122326682 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122344674 The Reconstruction Era was the period immediately following the Civil War in attempt to "reconstruct," or rebuild the United States after a very traumatic war. Lincoln's goal was to readdress the issue of slavery with his program, the Ten Percent Plan. Following Lincoln's assassination, Andrew Johnson took over as President and proceeded to pardon most of the Southerners from punishment regarding the war- allowing segregation to continue.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Reconstruction-United-States-history]]> 2022-03-30 21:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122344674 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122350889 Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln is well-known for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that granted freedom to the slaves within the Confederacy on January 1, 1863, the third year of the Civil War. Lincoln was a Northern abolitionist, who strongly believed in reuniting the Southern states that had seceded with the North.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/abraham-lincoln/]]> 2022-03-30 22:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122350889 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122361326 Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States, serving for two terms from 1801-1809. Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers, meaning he helped lead the American Revolution and was the head author of the Declaration of Independence. 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/thomas-jefferson/]]> 2022-03-30 22:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122361326 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122368576 Frederick Douglass was a freed, former slave who went on to become a notable author, activist, and public speaker. Douglass was an abolitionist, as well as a supporter of women's right to vote. In 1845, he wrote one of his five autobiographies, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, which recounted his time as a slave in Maryland.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/frederick-douglass]]> 2022-03-30 22:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122368576 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122373004 Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped and went on to become a "conductor," or leader in the Underground Railroad. Harriet would lead enslaved people from the South, to the North where they would become free; the whole time having a bounty on her head as an escaped slave. Harriet was also a nurse, a women's suffrage supporter and went on to become a Union spy.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman]]> 2022-03-30 22:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122373004 hkoontz2 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122379053 Jefferson Davis was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. Davis heavily advocated for the South during the Civil War and he strongly believed in Manifest Destiny, specifically the westward expansion of slavery. Davis was captured when the Union stormed the Confederate capital on April 2, 1865, he was later caught and imprisoned for two years until eventually being released on a bond. 
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/jefferson-davis]]> 2022-03-30 22:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122379053 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122553944 The Articles of Confederation was the constitution before the constitution. It didn't have an executive or judicial branch. It also did not have the ability to tax people. It require all 13 states to agree in order for it to be amended. ]]> 2022-03-31 01:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122553944 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122562106 Delegates from all 13 states met in May of 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation in order to fix the problems within the government. By June they decided they would need to completely redesign the Government. In September the Constitution was born.]]> 2022-03-31 01:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122562106 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122575872 Louisiana law required Caucasians and African Americans to ride in separate train cars. Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in the 'whites only' car as he was 1/8 African American. The case was brought to the supreme court where segregation was deemed legal. The phrase 'separate but equal' was born.]]> 2022-03-31 01:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122575872 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122584279 The 19th amendment was passed by congress June 4th, 1919. This made it illegal to deny someone the right to vote based on their sex. Keep in mind, African American males received the right to vote before women did.]]> 2022-03-31 01:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122584279 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122601561 The 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery. It was passed in 1865. It should be noted that slavery still exists in the modern society in the form of the prison system. The amendment allows unpaid work to be completed by those who have been convicted of a crime.]]> 2022-03-31 01:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122601561 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122610524 The fifteenth amendment made it illegal to deny the right to vote to someone based on their race. This allowed African American men the right to begin voting. This was ratified February 3rd, 1870. Note that women do not gain the right to vote for more than 4 decades.]]> 2022-03-31 01:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122610524 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122619282 This act was passed by congress September 18th, 1850 as apart of the compromise of 1850. This allowed escaped slaves even if they made it to a free state to be found and returned to their rightful owner. This allowed the government the ability to find, capture, and try escaped slaves.]]> 2022-03-31 01:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122619282 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122636977 The New Deal was a set of programs put into place by Roosevelt and others over a span of ten years that helped get America out of the Great Depression. The New Deal created many new government agencies which in turn created about 10 million Jobs. The programs covered mortgage reform, farmer assistance, economic stabilization, banking stabilization, welfare, social security, etc.]]> 2022-03-31 02:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122636977 twilso23 https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122660599 Dred Scott was a enslaved individual whose slave owner moved from a slave state to a free state. Since Scott was now residing in a free state he thought he was entitled to his freedom. The case went all the way up to the Supreme Court. The decision was made March 6th, 1867, in which Scott was not given his freedom. This added fuel for the upcoming Civil War.]]> 2022-03-31 02:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mnolt1/1oubz9broavdpzs3/wish/2122660599