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= [|South America QuizGeo] my partner was...Josh Hufemia =

= Expansion of the United States(Assignment 2) =
 * ~ Year ||~  ||~ Which area? Size? (be specific) ||~   ||~ Name & how was the territory gained. ||~   ||~ Peaceful or Non-Peaceful ||
 * 1853 ||  || Southwestern chunk of Arizona ||   || Gadsden Purchase: Purchased from Mexico for $10 million ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1803 ||  || Louisiana - from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. ||   || Louisiana Purchase: Louisiana purchased from France for $15 million. ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1818 ||  || Oregon Territory - Red River Basin: now a part of the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. ||   || The Convention of 1818: It dealt with some result of the Treaty of the Ghent. ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1819 ||  || Florida - location of border between American and Spanish territories ||   || The Adam-Onís Treaty was signed by America and Spain since neither sides wanted war. The Americans had to pay $5 million to compensate for the damages they caused and in turn, they got possession of Florida. ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1845 ||  || Texas(southern part of America) ||   || Texas Annexation: In 1845, Texas asked to be part of the USA. However, this started a war between Mexico and the US over disputed borders. ||   || Non-Peaceful ||
 * 1846 ||  || Modern-day Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, some parts of Montana and Wyoming ||   || Oregon Country: The territory was split to accommodate both the British and the Americans to avoid a full scale war. America and Britain came to an agreement to coexist own their own side of Oregon. ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1848 ||  || Modern-day California, Nevada, and Utah, some parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. ||   || Mexican Cession: The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed by the US and the Mexicans making Texas officially part of the US. ||   || Non-Peaceful ||
 * 1867 ||  || An extension on the North western side of present-day Canada. (Alaska) ||   || US purchased Alaska from the Russians for only $7.2 millions. This turned out to be a profitable venture for American since they found gold and other resources in the Alaskan regions. ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1898 ||  || The island nation of Hawaii. ||   || Hawaii Annexation: In 1894, Hawaii's first attempt to join US failed since the president of the US declined the offer. However, the next president welcomed Hawaii and it became the 50th state of the US. ||   || Peaceful ||


 * My partner was **** ......... Josh Hufemia **

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Assignment 10- Reflection
> > When I first learned about Columbus, I didn't even know if he was a good person or a bad person. After learning about Columbus I found that he wasn't a very great person. Before I learned deeply about Columbus, I thought that Columbus was just a terrible person who killed innocent people and who enslaved the Africans. However, after the court, I learned about a lot of good things that Columbus did for the world. I was able to learn these because I was on the side that supported Columbus. (I was the Spanish soldier) I think the things like bringing goods to Europe, taking raw materials and manufactured goods to the new world and Africa connected the world and affected the world today. Because of social studies class, my views changed a lot. I realized that bad things weren't the only things that he did. Now, I think that whether he is a hero or a villain depends on our thoughts about him. Still, I support the idea that he was a villain more. > > > I think that the most persuasive argument that supports my current perspective about Columbus is that he murdered a lot of Natives and it caused a lot of problems. He enslaved and tortured a lot of Natives and took over their places. Christopher Columbus was so cruel that his own brother helped arrest him. He didn't treat the Natives as human beings and considered them all to be savage beasts. > > > Yes, it is very important to learn different perspectives about people who we think are heroes because no human being is perfect, even heroes. By learning our heroes' mistakes and weaknesses, the new generation can become better and become more civilized and humane. > > > I will try to discuss anything with my classmates to have a better understanding of the topic we are talking about or to know other people's opinion more. By understanding all the perspectives of a topic, I can see the big picture better. > =__Assignment 2__= Now that you are finished with your Native American artifact investigation, I would like you to reflect on this assignment. Please answer the following questions clearly **on your wiki page**. > > I learned that how living in a different region could affect the way people lived. I also found out the differences between the foods, clothing, etc in different regions. > > > I wrote the features of the environment descriptively. I think I got all of them right. > > > I think I should look for more clues by carefully looking at the artifact because I sometimes observed too fast and forgot some of the details. > > > I think I did this assignment to learn more about Native American life and culture. I think this helped me develop problem solving skills because I had to think critically which artifacts goes with which region. = = =__Assignment 2__= Now that you are finished with your poster, I would like you to reflect on this project. Please answer the following questions clearly **on your wiki page**. > > I found it interesting that Suharto who was a Indonesian dictator ruled Indonesia for 32 years and stepped down in 1998. This happened just after a year I was born, so I was shocked that he ruled a country for such a long time. > > > I think my timeline is very organized and people can see my writing when they see my timeline. Also I added some colors so it doesn't look so boring. > > > If I were to do another project like this, I would add some pictures to my timeline, so people can understand my writing better by looking at a visual representation. > > > I think the competency I have worked on in this assignment is problem solving. This is because I had to figure out the names of continents and oceans from a blank map. I also had to refresh my memory to figure out and problem solve which of the countries I have lived, visited, and touched. From this, I also noticed that I have never been to outside of Asia.
 * Directions:** Whether you think Christopher Columbus is a hero or villain, or guilty or not guilty of crimes against humanity, what is known is that when he landed in the New World in 1492, the world changed forever. Please answer the following reflection questions __**on your wiki page**__ clearly and with details.
 * 1) __Did your views of Columbus change during our study of Columbus? Why or Why not?__
 * 1) __What is the most persuasive argument that supports your current perspective about Columbus?__
 * 1) __Do you think it's important to learn different perspectives about people who we think are heroes? Why or Why not?__
 * 1) __How do you think you will use the idea of perspective as you continue learning history this year and in high school?__
 * 1) __**Explain** one thing that you found most interesting or surprising while doing this assignment?__
 * 1) __**Explain** one thing you think you did well in this assignment?__
 * 1) __**Explain** one thing you think you need to improve if you were to do another assignment like this?__
 * 1) __Why do you think you did this assignment and how did it help you develop one of the competencies?__
 * 1) __**Explain** one thing that you found most interesting or surprising while doing this project?__
 * 1) __**Explain** one thing you think you did well in this project?__
 * 1) __**Explain** one thing you think you need to improve if you were to do another project li____ke this?__
 * 1) __Which one of the competencies (Teamwork, Use of Technology, Communication, Problem Solving, Use of Numbers and Data) do you think you worked on during this project? Why do you think so?__