https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak Made with an open mind en-us 2021-02-24 22:36:40 UTC 2021-02-25 02:21:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1238999576 The United States began with the 13 colonies, established within 1620-1733, and was founded for religious and political freedom, trade expansion, and farming, all owned by Britain.]]> 2021-02-25 00:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1238999576 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239164687 In 1782, the US negotiated a treaty with Britain in Paris ending the war and recognizing American Independence.]]> 2021-02-25 02:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239164687 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239165482 Americans were outraged when Spain secretly transferred Louisiana Territory to France, so Jefferson made an agreement with France paying $15M, or 4¢ per acre in 1803.]]> 2021-02-25 02:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239165482 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239166032 The 1818 Treaty set the boundary of the Missouri Territory between Canada and the US by dividing it at the 49th Parallel, 49 degrees north of the equator.]]> 2021-02-25 02:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239166032 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239166792 In what led to capturing the poorly controlled Florida, Andrew Jackson was sent in 1817 to recapture escaped slaves, but went overboard and drew an attack forcing Spain to cede from Florida through the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819.]]> 2021-02-25 02:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239166792 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239168032 The Webster-Ashburton solved a dispute between the US and Britain by dividing Maine’s territory amongst them, 7,000 for the US and 5,000 for Britain.]]> 2021-02-25 02:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239168032 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239168494 Only a few days before leaving office, Tyler annexed Texas into the US in 1845.]]> 2021-02-25 02:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239168494 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239169086 Following his campaign promise, Polk made an agreement with Britain and divided Oregon between the US and Britain in 1846 along the 49th Parallel.]]> 2021-02-25 02:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239169086 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239169718 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo happened in 1848, ceding nearly half of Mexico’s territory to the US and recognizing Texan independence, in which the US gave $18M in return.]]> 2021-02-25 02:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239169718 25tranmt https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239170387 Soon after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, the Gadsden Purchase was completed: $10M for a strip of Mexican Territory, part of present-day Arizona and New Mexico.]]> 2021-02-25 02:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/25tranmt/nbpqu493363jwtak/wish/1239170387