https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd This is our first padlet as a group in EL 804 en-us 2022-09-13 21:54:03 UTC 2025-12-05 10:10:36 UTC hello@padlet.com rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295206576 Ancient Greece made huge contributions to history in the form of philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, sculpture, and architecture. They also influenced modern theater as we know it.]]> 2022-09-13 22:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295206576 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295212888 The ancient civilization of China was a very independent nation that contributed papermaking, printing, gun powder, and the compass to history. We also get our yellow pencils from China! Yellow meant royalty and respect and the graphite came from China. Cool fact!]]> 2022-09-13 22:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295212888 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295215293 Egyptians contributed large construction projects to their society in the form of pyramids and palaces.  They also produced small machines like the ramp and the lever.  They had a complex system of government and religion, including beautiful hieroglyphics!]]> 2022-09-13 22:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295215293 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295218704 The ancient Roman civilization created a vast empire that excelled in their social institutions, politics, and military. They were also highly skilled in organization, administration, and engineering. ]]> 2022-09-13 22:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295218704 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295223689 Mr. Roosevelt was the president of the U.S. during the great depression and World War II; he had polio and was in a wheel chair, but that did not stop this man from helping Americans to regain faith in themselves as many struggled with unemployment.  He enacted the "good neighbor" policy!]]> 2022-09-13 22:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295223689 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295230049 The new deal was a domestic program for economic relief created in 1933. FDR proposed these reforms which affected industry, agriculture, finance, water power, labor, and housing, making the federal government more involved in those areas.]]> 2022-09-13 22:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295230049 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295254476 Plessy boarded a train in 1892 and even though he was only one eighth black he refused to move out of the white area but under the law in Louisiana was considered black and because of his disobedience he was arrested and jailed. The Supreme Court decided that he was at fault and they upheld the "separate but equal law" that was known at that time. ]]> 2022-09-13 23:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295254476 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295258535 This gave women the right to vote and we couldn't be discriminated on our sex. It took 41 years of writing letters, marching, and lobbying for this right that finally was passed in 1920! https://www.archives.gov/women/suffrage]]> 2022-09-13 23:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295258535 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295268718 Urbanization is the concept of people from the 1870's to the 1920's moving from rural America to live in the cities, about 11 million people were involved. The poorer people lived in very unsanitary places called tenements, and the rich lived in urban mansions. By the end of the 1920's more people lived in cities than in rural areas. ]]> 2022-09-13 23:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295268718 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295275675 According to my understanding Postwar isolationism means that after World War 1 some people were really sickened by the toll that the war had exacted of them and they wanted from 1930-1941 to only deal with domestic affairs and leave the U. S. out of foreign affairs.]]> 2022-09-13 23:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295275675 rjohns301 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295447717 Julia Ward Howe requested Mother's Day to be voted in as a new holiday and this was her way of protesting sending all mother's sons to war. This is basically a bunch of people who hated the casualties of war and wanted to protest for peace and neutrality. They wanted to make fliers, and sign petitions against going into a new war.]]> 2022-09-14 01:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2295447717 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301796712 The federal government forced nearly 125,000 Native Americans to specifically designated Indian Territory. The journey was difficult and deadly leading to it being called The Trail of Tears.  ]]> 2022-09-18 18:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301796712 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301800837 Creating timelines can help students become more actively engaged in learning sequences of events. It is important to co-create timelines with students.]]> 2022-09-18 18:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301800837 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301805082 Natural resources like iron and copper were more abundant in the north. Industry and manufacturing flourished here. Slavery pretty much died out in the north.

The south is noted for its large farmland and the use of slavery to yield high agricultural profits. This was so profitable that few southerners saw the need for industrial development. Most of their profit came from crops like tobacco and cotton. ]]> 2022-09-18 18:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301805082 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301806644 This was a decade long time for freedom by Dred Scott. It ultimately ended in the supreme court and the decision gave momentum to the anti-slavery movement. ]]> 2022-09-18 18:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301806644 kahrens15 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301811152 New England colonies: poor, rocky soil. Short and narrow rivers. Lumber and fish resources.

Middle colonies: Colonies were made up largely of British Puritans.

Southern Colonies: The Southern Colonies focused their efforts on cash crops like cotton and tobacco. Used slavery to make their plantations profitable.

]]> 2022-09-18 18:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301811152 kahrens15 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301812554 John Adams was a political philosopher that first served as vice president under George Washington then became the second president of the United States. ]]> 2022-09-18 18:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301812554 kahrens15 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301814249 Thomas Jefferson was a spokesman for democracy and one of the founding fathers. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He was also the third president of the United States.]]> 2022-09-18 18:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301814249 kahrens15 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301817294 Federalists: wanted a strong central government. Made up of merchants, bankers, manufacturers, wealthy farmers, and plantation owners. 

The Democratic Republican Party: Was led by Thomas Jefferson. Created in direct oppositions to the Federalists party. It was supported by commoners and the middle and lower classes.]]> 2022-09-18 18:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301817294 kahrens15 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301819052 The 13th Amendment says that neither slavery or involuntary servitude will exist in the United States. There is an exception for punishment for crime after someone has been duly convicted. ]]> 2022-09-18 18:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301819052 kahrens15 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301823882 After the Civil War, the U.S. emerged as an industrial giant. Industries expanded and new ones arose. This growth transformed American society.]]> 2022-09-18 18:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301823882 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301879077 On May, 28th 1830 president Andrew Jackson signed this act was signed into law to give the president power to seize land from Native American tribes in existing states in exchange for land west of the Mississippi river. While some tribes went willingly some did not and were forced to relocate in events like the Trail of Tears. ]]> 2022-09-18 20:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301879077 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301885203 King George III was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760-1820. He was king when an empire was won through the 7 Years' War and king when America won its independence from Great Britain. ]]> 2022-09-18 20:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301885203 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301888706 George Washington was a founding father and the first president of the United States of America (1789-1797). He was instrumental in establishing the United States government and set many presidential precedents that still impact US government to this day. ]]> 2022-09-18 20:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301888706 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301891961 The Declaration of Independence is a document that was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. It explains why the colonies are declaring independence from Great Britain and why they are at war. It was signed by 56 founding fathers from all 13 colonies. ]]> 2022-09-18 20:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301891961 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301895163 The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments made to the US Constitution. These 10 amendments are still widely discussed and debated. Some of these amendments include the right to free speech, freedom of religion, the right to a speedy trial and impartial jury, and state's rights. ]]> 2022-09-18 20:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301895163 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301901273 Harriet was a slave until she escaped in 1849. She returned to the south despite the dangers to free many more enslaved people. She was a union nurse and spy during the civil war. She helped collect money to help those that were enslaved and to build schools for black children. She was also active in Women's Suffrage. ]]> 2022-09-18 21:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301901273 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301904224 John Brown was a famous abolitionist who helped on the Underground Railroad and helped establish the League of Gileadites, a group that protected escaped slaves from slave catchers. He rose to fame in Kansas where he became the leader of antislavery guerillas and fought in an attack against the antislavery town of Lawrence, KS.]]> 2022-09-18 21:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301904224 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301908361 The Civil Rights Movement was a nonviolent, political, and social movement that took place from 1954-1968. Its focus was to gain equal rights for Black Americans under US law. Ending segregation and discrimination, as well as enforcing anti-lynching laws were at the forefront of this movement. During this time two Civil Rights Acts were passed and several monumental Supreme Court Cases were determined in favor of equal rights for Black Americans. ]]> 2022-09-18 21:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301908361 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301913355 Andrew Carnegie became one of the wealthiest men in America during the guilded age. Although he grew up rather poor, Carnegie expanded the steel industry in the late 1800s which is where he made his money. He was a philanthropist. He donated money to libraries, world peace, education, and scientific research. Although he said he was pro-union his actions did not always match this rhetoric. ]]> 2022-09-18 21:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301913355 cquinby2 https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301915070 The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. This act required slaves to be returned to their owners even if they were in free states. It made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves. ]]> 2022-09-18 21:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2301915070 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2302297264 Women's rights movement or women's liberation movement sought egual rights, opportunities, and greater personal freedom for women. "Second wave" of femonism.]]> 2022-09-19 04:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2302297264 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2302313463 Charles Babbage, an English mathematician and inventor considered to and credited for creating the first automated digital computer in 1837. It was said to be approximently 50 foot long, 5 tons, and 750,000 seperate parts. https://www.britannica.com/technology/computer/The-first-computer]]> 2022-09-19 04:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2302313463 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304087613 Industrial Revolution was a period of science and technology. Many cities and countries were transformed due to this period. Goods that were once made by hand began to be made in mass quantities.  New machinery, techniques, and developments were made in textiles and other areas.

]]> 2022-09-20 02:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304087613 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304091844  People choose to immigrate for many reasons, from employment, to escape a conflict, environmental factors, education, or to be with family. The process of immigrating to the United States can be complicated.]]> 2022-09-20 02:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304091844 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304113130 Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-06
Explorers of the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. Lewis and Clark also were involved in diplomacy with Native Indians.

]]> 2022-09-20 03:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304113130 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304159259 In 1803 the United States purchased from France 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America for $15 million at approximently 3 cents an acre.  This has been considered the greatest real estate deal in the United States.]]> 2022-09-20 03:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304159259 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304181458 With the Manifest Destination, the United States expanded its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent. With that came the acquisition of Florida (1819), Texas (1845), Oregon (1846), and California (1846). ]]> 2022-09-20 04:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304181458 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304194293 World War II began in 1939.
The United States began supplying military supplies and other assistance to the Allies in September 1940. However, the United States did not enter World War II until December 1941.]]> 2022-09-20 04:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304194293 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304215522 Benjamin Franklin, pseudonym Richard Saunders, 1706- 1790.
Printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Helped in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and signed the Declaration of Independence. Representative to France during the American Revolution. Delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Inventor and contributor to science and electricity. ]]> 2022-09-20 04:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304215522 klukavsk https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304228401 Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe, American author, and abolitionist. Author of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, a depiction of enslaved African Americans. ]]> 2022-09-20 04:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rjohns301/n2gk2dinf30n5zbd/wish/2304228401