https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk History en-us 2021-04-19 14:29:43 UTC 2025-10-15 10:54:06 UTC hello@padlet.com grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433349325 Ben Franklin was born in Boston. Franklin would go on to invent many things that affect our lives today. He was also one of the found fathers of the United States and shaped the Constitution.]]> 2021-04-19 14:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433349325 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433385462 Members at the Constitutional Convention created a new Constitution that better suited the people of the United States. The Constitution guaranteed rights to every citizen of the United States. It still affects us every day. Part of the Revolutionary War and led to independence. ]]> 2021-04-19 14:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433385462 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433413116 Betty Ross sewed the first flag of the United States. This flag was and is a symbol of freedom in the United States and around the world. Very important as a sign of rebellion against Great Britain.]]> 2021-04-19 14:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433413116 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433438856 Thomas Jefferson bought 828,000 square miles of land from France. This would set the stage for Lewis and Clarks exploration to map the new territory. Also allowed the US to start its westward expansion.]]> 2021-04-19 14:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433438856 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433489694 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This invention created a greater demand for slave labor as cotton could be cleansed faster. Demand for land also increased to farm more cotton.]]> 2021-04-19 15:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433489694 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433509321 Alessandro Volta experimented and invented the first battery. This invention has a huge affect on electricity. We use this technology in almost everything we do every day.]]> 2021-04-19 15:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433509321 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433598813 Forced displacement of 100,000 Native Americans. US officials forced them from their homeland and unless they moved they would be killed. Extreme instance of racism against another race.]]> 2021-04-19 15:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433598813 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433625834 Discovery of gold by James Marshall at Sutters Mill. Brought people from the East to the West who ended up settling out West. Also brought lots of industry and new inventions.]]> 2021-04-19 15:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433625834 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433718161 Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone. Made vocal communication over a long distance possible. Advanced phones are used every day nowadays. ]]> 2021-04-19 15:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433718161 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433750486 The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France. Symbolizes freedom to Americans and foreign relations. Also sign of freedom to European refugees]]> 2021-04-19 15:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1433750486 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438419865 War in the United States between Union and Confederacy. This war prompted many new inventions as well as a major beginning to the end of slavery. Northern victory preserved the idea of a united country.]]> 2021-04-20 15:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438419865 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438444150 First successful powered flight of an aircraft. This invention was huge for their time and is extremely significant today. Increased speed of travel, war applications, and mail.]]> 2021-04-20 15:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438444150 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438461491 Women began publicly demonstrating for equal rights in the United States. This would lead to them gaining many more rights than they previously had. Women finally gained the right to vote in 1920 as a result of this movement.]]> 2021-04-20 15:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438461491 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438490930 The decade long construction of the canal was completed in 1914. This allowed for ships to cross through central America instead of going all the way around south America. Shortened shipping and travel times significantly.]]> 2021-04-20 15:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438490930 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438540929 Stock market crash and distrust in the banks caused the US economy to crash. This resulted in mass unemployment and poverty. As a result, fail safes were placed in the economy to ensure it never happens again.]]> 2021-04-20 15:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438540929 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438553414 The Work Projects Administration was established. This new deal era project was launched to combat depression unemployment. Brought many jobs and boosted the economy.]]> 2021-04-20 15:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438553414 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438595686 The construction of the railroad across the United States was completed. Greatly decreased travel times cross country. Also reduced time for supplies to get cross country.]]> 2021-04-20 15:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438595686 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438617169 First conflict on a global scale. Helped establish the United States as a dominant figure in the world. Established conscription and many federal agency's.]]> 2021-04-20 15:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438617169 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438634068 Second conflict on a global scale. Creates cooperation in the United States and Homefront cooperation. Building of huge factories to help the war effort.]]> 2021-04-20 16:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438634068 grantherrmann https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438675210 The first military use of atomic bombs during war. The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan in the final weeks of WWII. This brought an end to the war and cemented the United States a a global superpower.]]> 2021-04-20 16:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/grantherrmann/kihj2fn479wjfkuk/wish/1438675210