https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce en-us 2023-06-01 19:57:00 UTC 2025-11-23 18:36:00 UTC hello@padlet.com khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612401342 Three major ideas are 1. all men are created equal, and people have certain inalienable rights including life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, 2. the main business of government is to protect and guarantee these rights, 3. if a government tries to withhold these rights, the people are free to revolt and to set up a new government. ]]> 2023-06-02 01:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612401342 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612419719 The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution which guarantee civil rights and liberties to the individual, such as freedom of speech, press and religion. It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States.]]> 2023-06-02 02:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612419719 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612454606 Political factions or parties began to form during the struggle over ratification of the federal Constitution of 1787, and in the 1790s and early 1800s, senators divided into two rival parties based on the support of and opposition to the policies of presidents, George Washinton and John Adams. The supporters of presidents became known as the label Federalists which largely represented New England and Mid-Atlantic states, whereas the opposition led by Thomas Jefferson became Republicans which represented the South. After the elections of 1800 and Thomas Jefferson took his presidency, Republicans gained the majority in the Senate.]]> 2023-06-02 02:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612454606 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612473624 Ancient Egyptians made huge contributions with the essential elements for development of society, such as inventing mathematics, geometry, surveying, metallurgy, astronomy, accounting, writing, paper, medicine. They also developed ways to measure time and distance, then applied the knowledge to the historical monumental architecture.]]> 2023-06-02 02:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612473624 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612493149 Between 1830 to 1850, the federal government forced Native Americans to leave their homeland, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina, to walk hundreds of miles to a designated "Indian Territory" across the Mississippi River. This deadly forced displacement is called the Trail of Tears.]]> 2023-06-02 03:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612493149 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612508561 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, beginning to force thousands of Native Americans to relocate to "Indian territory", known as the Trail of Tears. It freed fertile farmland to mostly white settlements in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas.]]> 2023-06-02 03:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612508561 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612539168 The thirteen colonies are recognized into three groups based on where and why they were founded, i.e., Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire as New England colonies, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey as Middle colonies, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia as Southern colonies.
In New England colonies, people founded to keep their family together and practice their own religion. They had farming and fishing communities and grew much of their own food. Boston was the major New England port to receive some foods shipped from England. 
Middle colonies founders were looking for their own religion or to make money without bringing their families from England. They developed part agriculture and part industrial, such as wheat, grains, iron, paper, and textiles.
The founders of the Southern colonies brought their families and tried to make money in the new American market. Their economy was supported by agriculture in the plantation. Southern plantation had enslaved African people as their workforce and grew tobacco, rice, and indigo.]]> 2023-06-02 04:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612539168 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612609776 This is the Supreme Court decision over the case of 1892 that African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for Black people and was arrested. In 1896, U.S. Supreme Court delivered the verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson and ruled that the protections of 14th Amendment applied only to political and civic rights such as voting and jury service, not social rights. Its decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation, “equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races."]]> 2023-06-02 05:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612609776 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612638059 The second Industrial Revolution led the American population shifted from rural areas to more populated urban areas, leading to the growth of urban centers or cities. The urbanization rate rapidly accelerated during the Gilded Age, which is the time period from the end of the Civil War to the turn of the 20th century. The pattern of urbanization has continued since the early 20th century, as rural areas decline in population and urban and suburban areas grow, due to migrating Americans and increases in immigration. ]]> 2023-06-02 06:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612638059 khurt20 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612655519 The U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote, women's suffrage, and ratified on August 18, 1920. The movement for women's rights began on a national level with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 and came to the 19th Amendment after almost a century of protest.]]> 2023-06-02 06:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2612655519 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613348167 Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the 3rd president of the United States. He drafted the Declaration of Independence which is the founding document of the United States.]]> 2023-06-03 02:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613348167 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613376654 Thomas Jefferson signed a treaty with France for the Louisiana territory covering 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River, the Louisiana Purchase. With this new land, the size of the U.S. was doubled. Thomas Jefferson then sent Meriwether Lewis & William Clark on a journey to explore the newly added land. ]]> 2023-06-03 03:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613376654 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613379635 In the late 1800's, a high amount of people wanted to leave their homelands and immigrated to the United States.  They came to the U.S. because they believed there was more economic opportunities here in the United States.  Some of the reasons for leaving their homelands included crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, famine, and freedom from political and religious persecution.  
Life was not always easy when they settled here in the United States. Immigrants were taken advantage of by employers when it came to their wages. Social tensions were also a part of the hardships. ]]> 2023-06-03 04:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613379635 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613385211 The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change in the 18th century with many scientific & technological advances being made. One of those advancements was the cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney. His cotton gin made the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber faster. Another advancement of the Industrial Revolution was the reaper. The reaper sped up harvesting. Steam was a huge advancement in the Industrial Revolution. Once a steam engine prototype was made by Thomas Newcomen, steam boats were invented. Shortly after steam boats were a mode of transportation, Richard Trevithick invented the steam locomotive. ]]> 2023-06-03 04:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613385211 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613386146 The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was an act that required slaves be returned to their owners. This act also had consequences for anyone aiding in a slave's escape. ]]> 2023-06-03 04:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613386146 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613387860 Dred Scott vs. John F.A. Sandford was ruled on March 6, 1857. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that a slave who lived in a free state or territory was not entitled to his or her freedom. It also ruled that African Americans were not citizens of the United States. This Supreme Court case pushed the U.S. closer to the Civil War.]]> 2023-06-03 04:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613387860 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613389750 Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped and helped others escape the same situation. She helped others slaves to their freedom as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was also a scout, spy, soldier, and nurse for the Union army during the Civil War. Harriet Tubman is noted for being the first African American women in the military. ]]> 2023-06-03 04:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613389750 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613393157 In the Gilded Age old industries expanded and several new ones started. These new industries included petroleum refining, steel manufacturing, and electrical power. Railroad were also growing significantly during this time period. This industrialization also transformed society. A new class of wealthy individuals emerged, as well as a middle class. It also created a growing blue collar working class. ]]> 2023-06-03 05:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613393157 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613395359 Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States.  He led the United States through the Great Depression by creating government programs through The New Deal. ]]> 2023-06-03 05:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613395359 hbollig https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613572237 The New Deal was a series of programs Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed through Congress to help Americans during the Great Depression. These programs affected different things such as banking, farming, and employment. These programs also gave Americans security & hope and are still in affect today. One of those programs that came out of this New Deal was the Social Security Act, passed by Congress in 1935. This gave the elderly, disabled, and unemployed a thing to fall back on. The banks were a mess at this time. To fix this, Roosevelt passed an Emergency Banking Act which reorganized the banks and closed the ones that were unable to pay debts they owed. Another program to come out of this new deal was the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. This program provided jobs and electricity to the rural area. Shortly after that act was passed by Congress, a bill designed to pay commodity farmers was passed. National Industrial Recovery Act was another New Deal program. This program said workers had the right to unionize. The Public Works Administration also came out of this Industrial Recovery Act. Glass-Steagall Act was an important banking bill Franklin D. Roosevelt passed. This act offered protection to people to put their savings in commercial banks. The FDIC emerged from this act. The Home Owner's Loan Act was yet another New Deal Program. All of the programs Franklin D. Roosevelt created during the New Deal put America back on track and are still in use today. ]]> 2023-06-03 15:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2613572237 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614122841 King George III was alive from 1738 to 1820 and was the King of Great Britain and Ireland. King George III was in power during the 7 Years' War, the Revolutionary War as well as battles with France. His reign was marred with mental health issues, but he is the longest-lived and longest-reigning male monarch. ]]> 2023-06-04 20:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614122841 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614125013 John Adams lived from 1735 to 1826. He was the second president of the United States and was the first person to serve as Vice President of the US. He was one of the Founding Fathers and was involved in the Revolutionary War. He was rivals with Thomas Jefferson and the two ended up dying on the same day -July 4, 1826.]]> 2023-06-04 21:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614125013 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614129764 The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War on November 19, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The relatively short speech reiterated America's dedication to treat all men equally and praised the soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War. The speech is widely known as one of the most important speeches in American history.]]> 2023-06-04 21:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614129764 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614132332 Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American philanthropist and industrialist who built up the steel industry and who was once the richest man in America. One of his biggest passions was funding libraries - most famously Carnegie Hall in New York City. He was also passionate about education and scientific research. Carnegie lived from 1835 to 1919.]]> 2023-06-04 21:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614132332 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614136144 Segregation began in southern states after the Civil War ended in 1865. Legally mandated segregation banned blacks from attending white schools, swimming pools, restaurants and residential areas. In 1896, the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson created the idea of “separate but equal" and in 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education deemed segregation in schools unconstitutional. Notable people like Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and countless others fought for years for desegregation of all places. ]]> 2023-06-04 21:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614136144 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614140877 The Cotton Gin was patented in 1794 by Eli Whitney. The machine separated the cotton fiber from seeds and husks, making the previous manual job, much easier and quicker. The invention made cotton manufacturing more profitable for plantation owners in the south, which in turn, called for more slaves to work on the plantations. ]]> 2023-06-04 21:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614140877 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614147355 Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in Connecticut in 1811. Some of her 12 siblings were involved in the abolitionist movement which most likely piqued Harriet's interest in the movement. She was a strong Christian who believed slavery was a sin. She was also a skilled writer and in 1851 she published the book Uncle Tom's Cabin about a runaway slave. The book was successful, but it was criticized in the north and the south. Uncle Tom's Cabin is even said to have partly led to the beginning of the Civil War. ]]> 2023-06-04 22:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614147355 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614147915 The WPA is one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs that was started in 1935 during the Great Depression. Many of Americans were out of jobs and could not support themselves or their families. The WPA gave public works jobs to the unemployed. They had jobs like building bridges, working on roads and buildings as well as in airports and parks. The program employed 8.5 million people - mostly men, but also women and artists. The WPA ended when World War II began and production jobs were in high demand.]]> 2023-06-04 22:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614147915 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614162147
The Unites States had longed believed in isolationism and neutrality, but when World War I ended in 1918, Americans were unhappy about the financial strain of the war as well as the number of lives lost in the war. In 1920, Warren Harding was elected president and he said the US needed to return to normal and focus on things happening within the US and stay out of global issues. The US stayed out of the League of Nations and thanks to domestic production and technological advances, the US went through an economic boom. Unfortunately, due these trade rules and tariffs, the US economy eventually collapsed in 1929 leading to the Great Depression.




]]> 2023-06-04 23:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614162147 aveatch3 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614167448 The Civil Rights Movement was a non-violent political and social movement that aimed at achieving equal rights for African Americans. The movement began in 1954 and ended in 1968. The goals of the movement were to end segregation, disenfranchisement and exploitation of African Americans in the United States.  Members of the movement staged marches, freedom rides and sit-ins. Major players in the Civil Rights Movement were Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Jr., Jesse Jackson and Rosa Parks.]]> 2023-06-04 23:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2614167448 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615418211 The founding father that signed all 3 documents that freed America from Britain. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and negotiated the Treaty of Paris. He is also credited with multiple inventions and is considered an extremely influential person in American Independence. ]]> 2023-06-06 03:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615418211 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615422050 The Louisiana Purchase happened in 1803 between the United States and France. In this the Unites states acquired thousands of acres of land west of the Mississippi for about 4 cents an acre. ]]> 2023-06-06 03:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615422050 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615424752 William Lloyd Garrison was the founding father of the Liberator, an antislavery newspaper. He also was an advocate and very outspoken leading up to the 13th amendment that abolished slavery. He was imprisoned for a short time, and his beliefs helped lead to the nomination of Abraham Lincoln. ]]> 2023-06-06 03:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615424752 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615429972 Dred Scott was born into slavery and fought his whole life for his freedom. He was transferred multiple times to different owners and although he was awarded his freedom from his third and final owner, he went to the Supreme Court to fight. The Supreme Court ruled that they could not interfere because slave states and non slave states are not a federal matter. This outraged abolitionists and fired up the Civil War further.]]> 2023-06-06 03:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2615429972 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2616511909 The 13 original colonies had a lot to do with agriculture and plantations. They were on the East coast were a religious group of people. The colonists were here for a variety of reasons and these colonies, of course, eventually became part of the United States ]]> 2023-06-07 02:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2616511909 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2616522721 Spain had a multitude of explorers for the new land but they had the motive(s) of locating gold, converting people to Christianity. ]]> 2023-06-07 02:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2616522721 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617535532 These 13 Articles served as the United States' first Constitution. In these the major ideas were that the combined 13 States were to be named The United States of America, state governments had their own powers, the combined states helped each other from attacks. Another major point was having one vote for each state in congress and can send 2-7 people to participate in Congress. In other words, it served as a way to explain the roles of state government and the role of the federal government. ]]> 2023-06-07 22:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617535532 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617538359 The battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1863 and the Address was given by Abraham Lincoln in November of 1863 when dedicating the Gettysburg National Cemetery. It was a brief two minute speech that tied together the beginning of the nation, the current struggles in the Nation, and the brave men who fought and would not be forgotten. ]]> 2023-06-07 22:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617538359 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617551438 Otherwise known as the counterculture of the 1960's. Mainly young men and women who were called "hippies" opposed the Vietnam War and were advocates for civil rights. Since there was a large enough group of them, they were the driving force behind the antiwar movement.]]> 2023-06-07 23:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617551438 agriggs13 https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617556279 When the Constitution was first written, Article 1. Section 2 was the three-fifths clause. Stating that "any person who was not free would be counted as three-fifths of a free individual". In 1865, the 13th Amendment was added that would abolish slavery for good. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."]]> 2023-06-07 23:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hbollig/ym5wm3ovrwn8myce/wish/2617556279