https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu en-us 2022-06-15 22:11:01 UTC 2025-05-02 14:20:36 UTC hello@padlet.com 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222372402 An era of learning and questioning common beliefs pertaining to science, reason, knowledge, and government that eventually led to several reformed governments and countries. Ex: The ideas of the Enlightenment had a huge impact on the basis of the American Revolution and new government.]]> 2022-06-15 22:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222372402 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222377458 During the First Great Awakening, many colonists began to reconnect to their religious roots and enter a period of devotion to God. This led them to rethink some of their ideals and doubt the sovereignty of the monarch in England, and led to distrust between the colonies and England. ]]> 2022-06-15 22:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222377458 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222378561 When a government is separated into different branches that are independent of one another, in order to prevent sole control by one person in a government. This is also known as using a system of checks and balances. The United States is a good example of this, with the government split into three separate branches, the legislative, judicial, and executive, so as to prevent one person from taking control of the entire nation. ]]> 2022-06-15 22:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222378561 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222381803 The Declaration of Independence was a document drafted to officially declare independence from the British on July 4th, 1776. It was heavily inspired by ideas from the Enlightenment, and was written by Thomas Jefferson. ]]> 2022-06-15 22:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222381803 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222383110 The term "Natural Rights" was first coined by John Locke when he presented his beliefs for a government during the Enlightenment period. Natural Rights guaranteed that all people (white males) were born with the right to life, liberty, and property. This was a huge step up in the way of thinking because back then, everyone was controlled by a monarch and most of the population consisted of peasants who owned no land]]> 2022-06-15 22:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222383110 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222385901 The Articles of Confederation provided the first framework to the American government and was written in 1777 and ratified in 1781 after much debate, finally uniting all 13 colonies under one form of government. However, it was very weak and not centralized, and eventually ended up failing. ]]> 2022-06-15 22:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222385901 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222389548 The Great Compromise was formed because of a dispute between larger and smaller states. Larger states argued for more representatives, since they housed a larger population of the country. However, smaller states wanted equal representation so that their opinions would not be overshadowed when coming up with solutions/laws. Because of this, Congress was split into two separate houses. The House of Representatives had representatives based on population size, and the Senate has equal representation from each state, regardless of the population sizes. ]]> 2022-06-15 22:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222389548 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222391606 Federalism was created in order to preserve the individual power and freedom of each state while also keeping the overall (federal) government intact and strong. It provided an equal balance between the two to keep America a cohesive and well-functioning country while also giving its citizens freedom and liberty. ]]> 2022-06-15 23:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222391606 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222393574 Established through the Marbury v. Madison case, this doctrine allows the Judicial Branch to examine and declare that a certain act carried out by the Legislative or Executive branch is in violation of the Constitution. If laws are deemed to be unconstitutional, this doctrine also has the power to strike down these laws. ]]> 2022-06-15 23:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222393574 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222395000 The Monroe Doctrine, written in 1823, strongly stated that further colonization of any kind would not be tolerated in the Americas, and would be faced with harsh backlash from the country. ]]> 2022-06-15 23:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222395000 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222397641 The Nullification Theory says that states are allowed to consider a federal law null or void (basically meaning they are allowed to not have that law in effect) if they deem it to be unconstitutional. ]]> 2022-06-15 23:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222397641 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222694105 The Mormons are a group of Christians who were harassed for their beliefs and forced to relocate to areas around the state of Utah. They were led by Joseph Smith and follow the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ]]> 2022-06-16 05:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222694105 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222705839 The second spread of religion that occured in the United States. This led to reforms in topics such as slavery, women's rights, and temperance, or the abstinence from alcohol. ]]> 2022-06-16 05:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222705839 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222711764 The Abolitionists were a group of people who strongly opposed slavery and tried to help abolish it as soon as possible in any way they could. ]]> 2022-06-16 05:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222711764 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222713705 The Quakers were a religious group situated mainly in Pennsylvania, and are most notable for their strongly abolitionist members. ]]> 2022-06-16 05:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222713705 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222723458 The Reconstruction was the era that followed the Civil War, and it consisted of successfully rebuilding and reintegrating the southern states into the United States once more. Some of the issues dealt with during this era are how former slaves and Confederate soldiers were to be treated by society]]> 2022-06-16 05:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222723458 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222731457 The Freedmen's Bureau was a government agency that helped newly freed slaves get back on their feet and begin to live lives of their own independently and successfully. This agency also helped provide jobs, education, and shelter for war refugees as well. ]]> 2022-06-16 05:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222731457 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222734282 Poll taxes are taxes that every citizen must pay in order to vote. Many southern states placed poll taxes into effect in order to keep African Americans from voting, since they had very limited amounts of money and could not afford it. ]]> 2022-06-16 05:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222734282 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222740410  The Bill of Rights was the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, and it guaranteed personal rights such as the freedom of worship, speech, and assembly to all citizens of the United States. ]]> 2022-06-16 05:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222740410 315672 https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222750592 The Free Exercise Clause is a part of the First Amendment that states that anyone can practice whatever religion they want without persecution from the government. ]]> 2022-06-16 06:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/315672/ij7d6onon8enlriu/wish/2222750592