https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo By: Devan Johnson and Kiera Piro en-us 2017-04-28 14:54:29 UTC 2023-02-17 07:50:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169443059 The Declaration of Independence turned the 13 colonies into the United states of America. ]]> 2017-05-02 14:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169443059 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169443100 The United States received land from Britain ranging from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. This event started the road to westward expansion.]]> 2017-05-02 14:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169443100 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169444805 The U.S.A purchased a large piece of land from France for $15 million, that doubled the size of the country. This event allowed settelers to gain more elbow room by moving westward.]]> 2017-05-02 14:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169444805 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169445421 After the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, President Thomas Jefferson hired Meriwether Lewis, along with William Clark, to explore or survey the newly purchased land from France.]]> 2017-05-02 14:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169445421 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169928537 Thomas Jefferson was a lawyer who wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was a founding father and became the 3rd president of the US. He bought the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. He then hired Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana purchase. He later retired to his home at Monticello when his presidency ended. ]]> 2017-05-04 13:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169928537 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169960455  An act made by president Andrew Jackson that removed all Indians and placed them in Indian territories. When the Indians were removed, it made way for colonists to move and expand west.]]> 2017-05-04 15:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/169960455 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171493394 In 1819, Spain and the US weren't in agreement, which led to some conflict. This treaty was a solution. The treaty gave away Spain's claim to Florida or any claim to the Oregon territory. ]]> 2017-05-12 14:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171493394 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171493424 When many families headed west towards California, they were stranded in the Seara Nevada.  The journey took over six months for the colonists to get to California from where their shortcut started. ]]> 2017-05-12 14:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171493424 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171964392 These covered wagons were an essential form of travel west in the early 1800's. These wagons made transportation easier for colonists to move west.]]> 2017-05-15 22:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171964392 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171964867 Zebulon Pike, an US Army officer, led an expedition in 1805 to find the Red River. He was arrested by Spanish officers, but was still spirited. Later on, a historical site, Pikes Peak, was named after this daring man. ]]> 2017-05-15 22:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171964867 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171965971 This agreement was made by Henry Clay, or the 'Great Compromiser', which stated that Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state, and Maine would enter as a free state, keeping a 50/50 balance of free states and slave states. ]]> 2017-05-15 22:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171965971 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171966183 These were gold-seeking immigrants who started the CA gold rush. They wanted to 'strike it rich' by mining gold. ]]> 2017-05-15 23:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171966183 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171966273 In 1849, gold seeking immigrants moved to CA to live off of gold mining. This event almost doubled the population of California at the time. ]]> 2017-05-15 23:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171966273 369237 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171966690 Henry Clay, a lawyer from Kentucky, was part of the political Whig group in the 1800's. He later on made the Missouri Compromise.]]> 2017-05-15 23:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171966690 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171975584 The Americans wanted to buy Alaska, Hawaii, and some of the Caribbean. The Russians offered to sell Alaska for $7.2 million dollars. This purchase nearly finished the present day U.S.A.]]> 2017-05-16 00:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171975584 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171978315 When colonists started to believe that it was their god given right to spread their territories from sea to sea.]]> 2017-05-16 01:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/171978315 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/172465925 The U.S.A decided to buy a small piece of land from Mexico to build railroads. The Mexicans sold it for $10 million dollars, so then the Americans started to build a railroad.]]> 2017-05-18 01:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/172465925 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/172466613 This event happened after the Americans won the Mexican and American war when the Mexicans gave up most of their land. The Americans payed Mexico for present day California, Nevada, Utah, parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.]]> 2017-05-18 01:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/172466613 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/172604713 After the indian removal act meny indians were forced to wolk thousands of miles to indian reservation camps. When the Cherokee were removed they called the long walk as the trail of tears.]]> 2017-05-18 15:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/172604713 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/173135890 The Erie canal is a canal that connects Albany to Buffalo New York. The canal was made with water locks that allows cargo to go to different cities.]]> 2017-05-22 13:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/173135890 376582 https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/173150195 The war of 1812 was between the British and Americans. The Americans gained world respect aftr the war.]]> 2017-05-22 14:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/369237/6j360az4e2wo/wish/173150195