https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b en-us 2021-04-19 14:29:41 UTC 2025-12-21 16:12:05 UTC hello@padlet.com matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433348321 In 1775 the revolutionary war started with the Battle of Lexington and Concord. From then on the Second Continental Congress met and discussed future war efforts. The following year the American colonies claimed their independence from Britain forever ]]> 2021-04-19 14:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433348321 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433377135 in 1838 the Cherokee nation is forced to march from the Southeast to Oklahoma. This era sparked exploration and new opportunities for many Americans and immigrants in the country. However this event caused bad relations with the natives from then on out because Soldiers would be forced to march through woods and either kill or move the natives.]]> 2021-04-19 14:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433377135 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433395916 In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected to become the President of the United States. Abraham would soon find out about a very big war the following year that transformed the country. Abraham enforced a lot of new policies and laws that set up the foundation for future generations.]]> 2021-04-19 14:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433395916 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433413049 in 1861 started the American civil war which was the confederates (south) vs. the north (union). The Civil war transformed our country into what it is today and began the spark to many future problems that were soon to come.]]> 2021-04-19 14:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433413049 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433424567 In 1865 slavery is outlawed by the thirteenth amendment put in place by Lincoln. However he said it was outlawed slaves still existed and farmers would still capture freed black people however it was a big step to civil rights]]> 2021-04-19 14:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433424567 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433437787 in 1869 the first Transcontinental train was built which started the mass production of those trains. For the next few years only these trains began to be mass produced and traveling/movement of goods became a lot easier.]]> 2021-04-19 14:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433437787 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433558033 in 1881 Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross foundation that would soon cover the world. The American red cross is an organization that is there to provide support for communities/people in emergency disasters as well as provide education to those emergency disasters. To this day we still have the Red Cross organization and they do a lot around the world to help.]]> 2021-04-19 15:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433558033 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433682738 in 1876 the first phone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. The invention of the first phone sparked a revolution in terms of communication. over the next few years many different types of communicating are invented and explored as a result of this invention.]]> 2021-04-19 15:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433682738 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433696199 IN 1917 the United States joins World War 1 with an alliance from Austria-Hungary to combat Germany. WW1 was a very brutal first war because modern weapons were starting to meet old tactics such as trench warfare. Many more lives were lost because men were sent over trenches into wide fields with fully automatic machine guns.]]> 2021-04-19 15:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433696199 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433719847 in 1920 women gained the right to vote through the nineteenth amendment. Not only was this a huge stepping stone for women's rights but it sparked protests for all sorts of problems that were happening during these times. Many labor unions and just different unions gathered for their own causes and began to protest their needs in an unfair world.]]> 2021-04-19 15:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433719847 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433735324 In 1929 wall street stock market crashed from peoples distrust in the banking system and the new introduction of stocks. The wall street crash was the beginning era to the great depression and marked the beginning to many struggling years ahead for people within the United States.]]> 2021-04-19 15:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1433735324 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451729830 In 1934 a huge drought due to poor farming techniques in the Midwest caused a massive sandstorm that perished half the country. The sandstorm was a mark for making changes with how we farm and introduced techniques such as crop rotations and crop burning to restore nutrients in the soil.]]> 2021-04-23 13:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451729830 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451764501 In 1939 WW2 began with the fighting starting over in the European continent. The United States stayed neutral at the beginning of the war because they were fighting their own war with the great depression. The United States would change completely from this war in the following years.]]> 2021-04-23 13:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451764501 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451775886 on 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor destroying most of the U.S. Navy and causing thousands of deaths. The United states joined the war on the side of the allies and took the war overseas to japan and eventually Europe.]]> 2021-04-23 13:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451775886 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451791458 In 1942 the U.S. fought a naval battle with Japan called the Battle of Midway. This war would start the massive wars ahead between the U.S. and Japan and would mark the beginning of many deaths on both sides and eventually to island hopping.]]> 2021-04-23 13:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451791458 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451808485 On June 6, 1944 the U.S and others landed on the beaches of Normandy to combat against the Germans. It was the bloodiest battle and many soldiers lives were lost but with hard efforts the allies successfully took over the beach. ]]> 2021-04-23 14:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451808485 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451823965 On February 19, 1945 The U.S. landed on the island of Iwo Jima. This would mark the significance of the violence some of these Japanese's fighters portrayed and how their citizens were so brainwashed they would jump instead of being captured. The victory of the island marked many victories ahead and the U.S. would have great success in the future.]]> 2021-04-23 14:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451823965 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451836059 on May 8, 1945 Germany surrender to the allies marking VE-Day. The Surrender of Germany meant the compromise of the axis forces and was a great start to the ending of WW2. Soon after within the following year or two the War efforts finally started to pay off.]]> 2021-04-23 14:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451836059 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451848418 On august 6th and August 9th 1945, the U.S. Dropped atomic bombs on two major Japanese Cities causing the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and the perish of those cities to this day. It was not a proud time in history but the president felt it was necessary to end this war once and for all.]]> 2021-04-23 14:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451848418 matthewgill8 https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451858612 On September 2, 1945 Japan Surrender to the allies marking the end of WW2. From then on alliances were made such as NATO and global efforts were made to try and bring our world together. From then on the U.S and Russia remained Global super powers and would end becoming a big rivalry in the following years. ]]> 2021-04-23 14:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewgill8/z1k2ihty598npj7b/wish/1451858612