https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie Team 5's Board en-us 2022-09-15 16:47:13 UTC 2025-06-13 17:46:44 UTC hello@padlet.com mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298918076 This "first constitution of the United States" established a "league of friendship" for the 13 sovereign and independent states.]]> 2022-09-15 20:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298918076 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298931096 Under threat of invasion by the U.S., the Choctaw (1st nation to be expelled from their land) made the journey, called a "trail of tears and death" to Indian Territory on foot, and without any food, supplies, or other help from the government, 1,000s of people died along the way.]]> 2022-09-15 20:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298931096 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298966373 President Andrew Jackson pressured congress to pass a bill authorized the purchase of Indian tribes lands, the U.S. army was instructed to remove tribes even with force. ]]> 2022-09-15 20:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298966373 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298975500 President Abraham Lincoln delivered The Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War it came to be seen as one of the greatest and most influential statements of American national purpose.]]> 2022-09-15 21:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298975500 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298982485 Plessy v. Ferguson case stemmed from an incident in which African American train passengers refused to sit in a car for Black people, the case was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. ]]> 2022-09-15 21:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298982485 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298991429 After over 70 years, the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the states in the U.S. from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis gender, in effect recognizing the right of women to vote.]]> 2022-09-15 21:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298991429 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298997809 After the Great Depression of the 1930s, America was forced to consider having a social safety net, leading President FDR to sign the Social Security Act into law via his New Deal programs.]]> 2022-09-15 21:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2298997809 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2299000141 A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals, such as the ending of wars or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world peace.]]> 2022-09-15 21:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2299000141 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2299001881 The National Labor Relations Board, founded in 1935, is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States with responsibilities for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices.]]> 2022-09-15 21:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2299001881 mmerz9 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2299005557 Colonies lump them into 3 groups based on where they were, why they were founded, and what kinds of the industry they had: the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion, Middle Colonies were looking to practice their own religion (Pennsylvania mainly) or to make money, & Southern Colonies were, for the most part, out to make money]]> 2022-09-15 21:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2299005557 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300573177 John Adams, lawyer, constitutional scholar and 2nd president was a leader of the Constitutional Congress and important leader in the nation's move for independence.]]> 2022-09-16 21:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300573177 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300577816 The Works Progress Administration, a Great Depression employment program provided public works jobs to mostly unskilled workers building infrastructure such as bridges, roads and public buildings. ]]> 2022-09-16 21:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300577816 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300585076 A movement fighting for the rights of women, working to create and maintain gender equalities such as a property rights, voting, fair pay and discrimination in schools and jobs. ]]> 2022-09-16 22:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300585076 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300683423 President Roosevelt's New Deal programs helped bring some recovery to the nation as it dealt with the Great Depression. Some programs he created include the Civil Conservation Corps-which created jobs and built state and national parks, Social Security and Rural Electrification Administration-which brought affordable electricity to rural areas. ]]> 2022-09-17 02:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300683423 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300686290 Rome and its systems have influenced our civilization in many ways such as laws, legal system, the importance of education, and a how we design our road systems. ]]> 2022-09-17 02:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300686290 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300688925 Adding to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, protects American citizens rights such as freedom of speech, religion, bear arms and due process of law. ]]> 2022-09-17 02:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2300688925 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301200956 After WW1, there was a policy and mindset change in the US to try and stay out of foreign affairs due to the Great Depression and ramifications of WW1; a change in public opinion. ]]> 2022-09-17 20:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301200956 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301205255 Author of the groundbreaking Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, going against the popular opinion of the time, and speaking against the morality of slavery. ]]> 2022-09-17 20:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301205255 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301208114 This amendment granted every citizen the right to vote; could not be denied based on race, or previous servitude. In some states, Jim Crow laws prevented this but in 1965 the Voting Rights Act banned states from preventing African Americans their right to vote. ]]> 2022-09-17 20:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301208114 vlove1 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301209211 If a fugitive slave was captured, they were to be returned to their owner, even if they were in a free state. Anyone caught aiding their escape, would be charged. ]]> 2022-09-17 20:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2301209211 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2302236228 An interesting Great Britain perspective on American Independence through the lenses of various letters of that time.]]> 2022-09-19 03:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2302236228 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2302263862 Grab your popcorn! Ken Burns' "Lewis & Clark" film takes viewers on the 1803 journey to the Northwest Passage.]]> 2022-09-19 03:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2302263862 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2302278713 Steam-powered machines, such as the steam engine (image) took production, particularly in terms of cotton production, to new levels from 1750 to 1850.

]]> 2022-09-19 03:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2302278713 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303375333 A Kansas local, John Brown helped pave the way during the anti-slavery movement, labeled as a "Radical Abolitionist" of his time.]]> 2022-09-19 16:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303375333 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303477984 The 13th Amendment looked to bring an end to slavery. For looking to an end of discrimination, we have a long way to go.]]> 2022-09-19 17:47:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303477984 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303493071 Frederick Douglass was a key abolitionist, leader, speaker, and author of his time. This kid-friendly video provides a closer peek into his movement.]]> 2022-09-19 17:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303493071 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303500023 Whether fighting directly in the War or through their opportunities back at home, many Americans, even women at this time, took an active role in "serving" America through World War II.]]> 2022-09-19 18:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303500023 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303517486 The Gilded Age is a time where the greedy and corrupt bankers and politicians enjoyed extraordinary wealth at the cost of the working class. This 7-minute video provides a nice introduction to this time period.]]> 2022-09-19 18:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303517486 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303538881 A clear look at 10 separate Native American culture areas in North America (excluding present-day Mexico). The site includes text and photos on the Arctic, the Subarctic, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Plains, the Southwest, the Great Basin, California, the Northwest Coast, and the Plateau.]]> 2022-09-19 18:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303538881 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303547373 Come here for a rundown of how to understand chronology, sequence of time, and names of historical periods. Videos are included as well!]]> 2022-09-19 18:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303547373 kander321 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303562259 Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) had many roles during his time. He was an advocate for freedom of the press, assisted in the Declaration of Independence, became an inventor, and was a newspaper publisher.]]> 2022-09-19 18:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2303562259 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304036295 There was a large migration of immigrants from around the world to North America during The Gilded Age. This allowed for a huge rise in the US economy through factory jobs. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304036295 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304039307 George Washington (1732-1799) was the commander of the Continental Army. He was chosen to serve as the first president of the United States after the victory in the American Revolutionary War. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304039307 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304043149 The Civil Rights Movement (1950's-1960's) was a movement towards achieving social justice for Black Americans. The main purpose was to allow them to gain equal rights under the law in the United States of America. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304043149 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304047606 Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) was an American abolitionist. She was born into slavery but she escaped and went on to make 13 missions to rescue 70 enslaved people using the network of safe houses known as the underground railroad. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304047606 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304054704 16th president Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863, as the Civil War approached it's third year. The declaration of this proclamation was that all slaves within rebellious states are and will continue to be free. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304054704 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304062806 There were 7 events that led up to the American Revolution. Those events were The Stamp Act, The Townshend Acts, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, The Coercive Acts, Lexington and Concord, and British attacks on coastal towns. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304062806 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304068519 The Declaration of Independence has three basic ideas. These are that all men are created equal and they have the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it is the government's job to protect those rights, and if a government tries to withhold these rights the people are free to revolt and set up a new government. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304068519 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304071492 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was a Founding Father who served as the first Secretary of State and the third President of the United States. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304071492 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304074710 The Constitution was written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and has been in operative use since 1789. The US Constitution is the world's longest surviving written charter of government. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304074710 kbutler319 https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304077439 At the beginning of WWI the US remained neutral. The US entered the war in 1917 following the sinking of Lusitania, a British ocean liner. ]]> 2022-09-20 02:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmerz9/up8kx5b4nfksreie/wish/2304077439