https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3 en-us 2023-02-08 13:59:40 UTC 2023-02-16 17:18:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2473456827 The Constitution Ratified on June 21, 1788, by 9 of the 13 states to create a new national government. The purpose for the Constitution Ratifying was it gave enough power to act on a national level. 

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https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/ratification.html#:~:text=The%20ratifying%20conventions%20served%20the,were%20the%20agents%20of%20ratification. ]]> 2023-02-08 14:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2473456827 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474240761 On April 30, 1789, Washington took the oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall. Washington wrote a speech because he acknowledged he was the first president and he had to present himself so that he would have a good reputation among citizens and future presidents. He addressed the need for a strong Constitution and Bill of Rights. 

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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-gives-first-presidential-inaugural-address#:~:text=For%20the%20most%20part%2C%20his,frequently%20emphasized%20the%20public%20good.]]> 2023-02-09 00:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474240761 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474246679 The Bank of the United States was first chartered by the US Congress on February 25, 1791 after being proposed by Alexander Hamilton. The purpose for the bank was to handle the financial needs and requirements of the new government of the newly formed United States. This was necessary because the government had a debt from the Revolutionary War, and each state had a different form of currency.

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https://www.ushistory.org/tour/first-bank.htm#:~:text=The%20First%20Bank%20of%20the,was%20still%20the%20nation's%20capital.]]> 2023-02-09 00:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474246679 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474266239 The Whiskey Rebellion was an uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government passed in 1991. The tax was an immediate failure and violence broke out. Many incidents occurred and escalated over the next few years. The tax was repealed after continuing to be almost impossible to collect. This is considered one of the first major tests of the authority of the newly formed U.S. government.

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/whiskey-rebellion ]]> 2023-02-09 00:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474266239 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474283204
On, April 22, 1793, a formal announcement issued by President George Washington, defined the policy of the United States in response to the spreading war in Europe. The Proclamation warned Americans that the federal government would prosecute any violations of the policy by its citizens, and would not protect them if they would get hostile. The impact this has was keeping the US from war with England.

Source: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/neutrality-proclamation/]]> 2023-02-09 00:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2474283204 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2475228128 Jay's Treaty was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that helped prevent war between the two nations. The treaty proved unpopular with the American public but accomplished the goal of maintaining peace between the two nations and preserving U.S. neutrality.

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https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/jay-treaty

]]> 2023-02-09 15:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2475228128 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2475759237 Pinckney's Treaty was an agreement between the U.S. and Spain. President George Washington sent Thomas Pinckney as an envoy to Spain to resolve the dispute. The Treaty states the privilege of the United States in sailing and steering through the Mississippi River. This treaty was an important diplomatic success for the United States.

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https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/pickney-treaty#:~:text=The%20treaty%20was%20an%20important,Orleans%2C%20then%20under%20Spanish%20control.

]]> 2023-02-10 00:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2475759237 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2475763060 On September 17, 1796, George Washington's Farewell Address announced that he would not seek a third term as president. Washington set the precedent for the two-term limit, avoiding that presidency would become a lifetime. In this address, he urged the nation to remain neutral and "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." He also advised remaining neutral in foreign conflicts. His advice guided U.S. foreign policy into the 20th century. 

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https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/washington-farewell#:~:text=To%20announce%20his%20decision%20not,newspaper%20article%20September%2017%2C%201796.]]> 2023-02-10 00:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2475763060 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476576577 On the Election of 1796, John Adams is nominated for president by the Federalists, he becomes president, 
Thomas Jefferson was nominated for president by the Dem/Reps and became vice president. This was the first presidential election in which political parties played a dominant role. 

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https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-the-first-bitter-contested-presidential-election-takes-place]]> 2023-02-10 15:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476576577 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476579287 The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between the United States and France in 1797. French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships. It led to an undeclared war, known as the Quasi-War. 

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https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-xyz-affair]]> 2023-02-10 15:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476579287 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476579565 The Quasi-War with France was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800. The French began to seize American ships trading with their British enemies. The Quasi-War officially ended with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, negotiated between France and the United States in September 1800. It also evolved in the wake of the French Revolution, which changed the relationship between the United States and the French government.

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https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/major-events/the-quasi-war-with-france/#:~:text=Commonly%20referred%20to%20as%20the,the%20newly%20established%20U.S.%20Navy.]]> 2023-02-10 15:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476579565 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476579726 The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams Passed Passed in preparation for an anticipated war with France. The Alien Act was a longer period for naturalization. Power of executive to detain or deport aliens deemed dangerous. The Sedition Act was a conspiracy against the government, a "false, scandalous and malicious" nature against the government or any of its offices. These acts set off criticism against Federalists, which led to the repeal of the act. 

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https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/alien-and-sedition-acts#:~:text=Sedition%20Act%20trials%2C%20along%20with,repealed%20or%20allowed%20to%20expire.]]> 2023-02-10 15:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476579726 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476580020 The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were written Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they believed the act was unconstitutional. This enabled the states to have the right to nullify a law they did not believe in or deemed "Unconstitutional". It attacked the ideas of the Alien Sedition Acts and stated the rights ideology and the difference in interpretation of nullification.

Source: https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/877/virginia-and-kentucky-resolutions-of-1798

]]> 2023-02-10 15:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2476580020 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2479797586 Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated President John Adams by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five in the Election of 1800. Jefferson and Burr tied but Burr lost in the House of Representatives. Electors could not distinguish between the president and vice president when voting, which led to the passage of the 12th Amendment. This was the first peaceful transition of political power between opposing parties in U.S. history.
 
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https://guides.loc.gov/presidential-election-1800#:~:text=Thomas%20Jefferson%20(Democratic%2DRepublican),%2Dthree%20to%20sixty%2Dfive.]]> 2023-02-13 15:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2479797586 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2480430341 The Marbury v Madison was aU.S. Supreme Court decision that established for the first time that federal courts had the power to overturn an act of Congress on the ground that it violated the U.S. Constitution. This led to Congress having the power to pass laws that override the Constitution, and the establishment of Judicial Review.

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https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/marbury-v-madison]]> 2023-02-14 00:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2480430341 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2480499776 The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million, doubling the size of the U.S. acquired peacefully rather than through warfare. It established the first time the supreme court declared something 'unconstitutional'. This was an economic as well as a political victory since it avoided a possible war with the French.

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https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/]]> 2023-02-14 00:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2480499776 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2480607674 The Lewis and Clark Expedition was a U.S. military expedition, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark, to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. They brought back journals filled with details about Native American tribes and scientific notes about plants and animals they'd never seen before. They also mapped uncharted land, rivers, and mountains. They traveled for a total of Two years, four months, ten days, from May 14, 1804 to September 23, 1806.

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https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/lewis-and-clark#:~:text=Lewis%20and%20Clark's%20team%20mapped,Americans%20dream%20about%20heading%20west.]]> 2023-02-14 01:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2480607674 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2483797992 The Chesapeake was an incident that happened on June 22, 1807. The Chesapeake was a US frigate boarded by a British ship, the Leopard. The Chesapeake was not fully armed. The British seized four alleged deserters, and the commander of the Chesapeake was later court-marshaled for not taking any action. This is a famous example of impressment, in which the British seized American sailors and forced them to serve on British ships. Impressment was one of the major factors leading to the War of 1812.

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https://www.nps.gov/articles/chesapeake-leopard-affair.htm



]]> 2023-02-15 17:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2483797992 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2483812987 The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It was a law that forbade all exportation of goods from the United States. Britain and France had been continuously harassing the U.S. and seizing U.S. ships and men. The U.S. was not prepared to fight in a war, so Jefferson hoped to weaken Britain and France by stopping trade. The Embargo Act hurt our economy more than theirs, which led to its repeal in 1809. The Embargo Act helped to revive the Federalists. It caused New England's industry to grow. It eventually led to the War of 1812. 

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https://www.britannica.com/summary/Embargo-Act#:~:text=Embargo%20Act%2C%20Legislation%20by%20the,ships%20during%20the%20Napoleonic%20Wars.]]> 2023-02-15 17:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2483812987 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2483837127 The Election of 1808 was between Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison and Federalist candidate Pinckney. James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Pinckney. Thomas Jefferson, the previous president, did not serve another term and followed Washington's Precedent. 

Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1808]]> 2023-02-15 17:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2483837127 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2484215796 The War of 1812 was the conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. Some causes of the war were Britain's seizure of American ships and impressment of sailors, America's resentment of Britain, the American belief that the British were arming Native Americans and inciting them to riot, American "War Hawks" wanting to annex Florida, and Canada. Some results were that America became more isolationist, encouraged American industry (New England textile mills), ended the Federalist party, inspired nationalism, weakened Native Americans, and made Andrew Jackson a hero (after winning the Battle of New Orleans, in 1815). The Treaty of Ghent officially ended the War of 1812.

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https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-1812/Final-stages-of-the-war-and-the-aftermath]]> 2023-02-15 23:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2484215796 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2484217386 An incident between the British Empire and the United States of America, led by General Robert Ross, a British force occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings following the American defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg. The facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House and U.S. Capitol, were largely destroyed, though discipline and the British commander's orders. This has been the only time since the Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the United States capital. President's wife Dolly Madison fled with the portrait of George Washington. This was quickly rebuilt, with the White House becoming operational in 1817. The burning of Washington symbolized that the young nation that was built upon democracy and freedom was able to take a major world power head-on and come out victorious.

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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/burning-washington-dc#:~:text=Washington's%20naval%20yard%20was%20ordered,Treasury%2C%20and%20other%20government%20buildings.


]]> 2023-02-15 23:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2484217386 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2485046124 A meeting in Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to give up claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade. America gained influence as a foreign power. This treaty was signed before the Battle of New Orleans, and word of peace did not reach the American and British armies for some time. 

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https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-ghent#:~:text=A%20meeting%20in%20Belgium%20of,toward%20ending%20the%20slave%20trade.]]> 2023-02-16 14:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2485046124 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2485273961 The Battle of New Orleans was the last major battle of the War of 1812. Under the command of Andrew Jackson, American Forces successfully repelled the invading British Army led by General Edward Pakenham, despite there being a ratio between the British and American army of 2-1. This battle made Andrew Jackson a war hero. America's victory boosted American pride and nationalism. The War of 1812 ended once the Treaty of Ghent, was signed, which was before the Battle of New Orleans. However, news of the treaty did not arrive in the United States until after the battle was fought.

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https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/battle-of-new-orleans]]> 2023-02-16 16:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2485273961 8713270 https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2485289398 James Madison prepared to leave office after completing his second term as president. The Election of 1816 was the first election following the end of the War of 1812, in which Democratic-Republican candidate James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King. After this election the Federalist Party was no more. 

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https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1816]]> 2023-02-16 17:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/8713270/bge4notbfr1i92o3/wish/2485289398