https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z en-us 2021-04-20 14:31:37 UTC 2021-04-20 15:21:48 UTC hello@padlet.com alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438177823 Declaration of Independence is signed; 56 members of the second Continental Congress sign the declaration in Philadelphia. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438177823 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438201992 Treaty of Paris, which is Britain accepting the loss of the Colonies, significant for U.S. freedom. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438201992 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438209514 George Washington is elected the first president of the United States, important because it sets up how leaders are put into power. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438209514 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438218391 War of 1812 ended up with the Treaty of Ghent, due to British Violations of U.S. maritime rights, and is fought between the United States and allies against Great Britain. Allows the United States to be taken more seriously. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438218391 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438242510 The United States acquires more Mexican Territory. This allows for a increase in power and the U.S. gets bigger in size. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438242510 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438249158 The confederates are defeated and slavery is abolished. In addition to this, Lincoln is assassinated. Thus marks the end of the Civil War. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438249158 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438256318 Under the Nineteenth Amendment, women are given the right to vote, and is the start of more feminist movements to come. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438256318 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438263321 Start of the Great Depression as banks start to crash and disappear. Over 13 million are unemployed. An economic set back for the United States begins. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438263321 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438272628 Franklin D Roosevelt launches the New Deal and beings the United States out of economic issues, the sale of alcohol is also resumes. This is the start of the U.S. picking itself up after the Great Depression. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438272628 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438283604 Japanese planes launch attack at Pearl Harbor where a U.S. fleet is located in Hawaii. This is the start of the United States joining WWI. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438283604 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438291795 The United States launch two atomic bombs in Japan; Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This leads to Japan surrendering. ]]> 2021-04-20 14:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438291795 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438304752 The second Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation. This lines out the relationship between the States and the Country. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438304752 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438317881 The United States created the Bill of rights which allows for individual citizen rights to be outlined. Starts with 12 amendments. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438317881 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438327609 Lewis and Clark set out for Pacific and exploration of the United States' new land. This allows for more information from this exploration to be acquired. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438327609 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438344976 Seneca Oil Company is formed and starts the birth of the oil industry. This sparks industrialization and leads to further modern development. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438344976 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438352865 Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States. This was opposing the expansion of slavery and helped start the Civil War. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438352865 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438367126 Dust storms start on Great Plains, highlights issues with increasing population. During the Great Depression agricultural workers had to flee. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438367126 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438378543 American soldiers land in Normandy, France. This allows for more grip in defeating Nazi, Germany in WWII. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438378543 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438386754 Movement begins to build a national highway network. This is due to the fact that it would increase transportation ease and allow for pioneering. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438386754 alexandrastrzynski https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438399633 The Woolworth building, the tallest building in the world at the time is finished, highlighting U.S. developments and power. ]]> 2021-04-20 15:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrastrzynski/uh9c8itq3xkxxn7z/wish/1438399633