American Expansionism by Hannah Rohrer https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx Explosion of the USS Maine en-us 2018-03-14 12:50:25 UTC 2026-01-16 08:25:02 UTC hello@padlet.com U.S.S. Maine background information 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241837413
  • The Maine had 354 Americans on board
  • $2 million to build
  • One of the first American ships
  •  Information citation: ("U.S.S. Maine")
  • Picture citation: USS Maine Battleship by Balcer-commonswiki licensed under public domain 
    • ]]>     2018-03-14 12:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241837413     Who’s to blame? 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241845544
  • When the Maine blew up everyone assumed it was Spain without the evidence to prove this theory
  • Newspapers used yellow journalism to convince American’s that it was Spain that blew up the Maine
  • Many years after the war was over historians believe that the Maine explosion was an accident
  •  ("U.S.S. Maine")
    • ]]>     2018-03-14 13:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241845544     Where was the explosion and why was the Maine there? 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241847143
  • The ship was in Havana, Cuba
  • The Maine came to protect Americans in Cuba
  •  ("U.S.S. Maine")
    • ]]>     2018-03-14 13:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241847143     What happened? 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241848644
  • On February 15, 1898 the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana
  • 266 crew members died in the explosion 
  • Information citation: ("U.S.S. Maine")
  • Picture citation: USS Maine wrecked in Havana Bay by Camilla Lawson licensed under public domain  
    • ]]>     2018-03-14 13:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241848644     What was the effect of the explosion? 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241850769
  • Lost money and people
  • Made Americans think Spain was out to get them
  • Because of the explosion America decided to go to war with Spain in the Spanish-American War
  • ("U.S.S. Maine")
    • ]]>     2018-03-14 13:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/241850769     Charles Dwight Sigsbee 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/242320669
  • Fought in the American Civil War
  • He was a hydrographer and invented the Sigsbee sounding machine
  • Became captain of the the U.S.S. Maine in April 1897
  • He survived the explosion of the Maine
  • Information citation: ("Charles Dwight")
  • Picture citation: Rear Admiral Charles Dwight Sigsbee by Themadchopper licensed under public domain 
    • ]]>     2018-03-15 12:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/242320669     Video (0.31-0.50) 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/242326228
  • Video citation: (Today in History 0.31-0.50)
  • Link: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-maine-explodes
    • ]]>     2018-03-15 13:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/242326228     Work Cited 15602 https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/242328078 2018-03-15 13:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/15602/l3t2mmzu1epx/wish/242328078