SS+8B-Riley

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[|Link to South America Quiz!!!]


 * ~ Year ||~  ||~ Which area? Size? (be specific) ||~   ||~ Name & how was the territory gained. ||~   ||~ Peaceful or Non-Peaceful ||
 * 1853 ||  || Small strip of land in southern Arizona ||   || Gadsden Purchase: Purchased from Mexico for $10 million ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1803 ||  || From the Mississippi river to the Rocky mountains ||   || The Luisiana purchase: The French minister sold America for the price of $15 million ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1818 ||  || The Red River Basin ||   || The Red River Basin, just signed a treaty to clarify borders ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1819 ||  || Florida ||   || A treaty was signed between Spain and the U.S. forces to pay $5 million. ||   || They fought but it ended peacefully ||
 * 1845 ||  || Texas Annexation ||   || Fighting broke out between the Mexican army and American colonists. It was forfeited ||   || Non-peaceful ||
 * 1867 ||  || Alaska ||   || It was gained after a long compromise with Russian diplomats to sell Alaska for 7.2 million and became the 49th state ||   || Peaceful ||
 * 1898 ||  || Hawaii ||   || After defeating and disposing of royalty, the U.S considered to annex the islands, but took another presidency to finally annex the islands. ||   || Peaceful ||
 * My partners were Caroline and Abigail.**

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**__ Unit 2 Reflection __ **
My views of Columbus changed multiple times during this unit. When we first started I didn't really have an opinion about him. Then I didn't like him at all. Then when the trial started, I liked him. Now I like him. My most persuasive argument is that he discovered America! Without him sailing to the New World we might not be exposed to America. We might not have even half the things we have right now! I do think it is important to learn different perspectives about people. Without learning about different sides, you don't really have an opinion. Your mind is already decided for you. I think perspective is important. I will always need perspective to learn about different things so I will always have my own opinion. In high school especially because that is when you really need your own opinion to carry you through life.
 * 1. Did your views of Columbus change during our study of Columbus? Why or Why not?**
 * 2. What is the most persuasive argument that supports your current perspective about Columbus?**
 * 3. Do you think it's important to learn different perspectives about people who we think are heroes? Why or Why not?**
 * 4. How do you think you will use the idea of perspective as you continue learning history this year and in high school?**

Assignment 2

 * 1. Explain one thing that you found most interesting or surprising while doing this project?** What I found interesting is how much places I have been to. I realized how lucky I was to have been to nineteen places. When my mom and I were talking about it, it was like a trip down memory lane. I really liked knowing where I have been.


 * 2. Explain one thing you think you did well in this project?** I think I did the compass rose really well. I was really impressed with how well I drew it. Since drawing isn't my best skill, I'm very happy with it.


 * 3. Explain one thing you think you need to improve if you were to do another project like this?** I think I would need to work on thinking before I put it down. I kept making mistakes because I put it down without thinking about it. Another thing i think I could improve on is going the extra mile. I think I could have worked a bit harder on it.


 * 4. 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?** I think I worked on problem solving because I kept messing up and finding a way to correct it. In the end, it would kind of look like a blob, but i would try to make it work. Hopefully it did work.


 * 1. Explain one thing that you found most interesting or surprising while doing this assignment?**

What I found interesting was how different all the tribes were. It really surprised me. I couldn't believe that not everyone farmed of hunted, or even lived in teepees. I found it quite amazing.
 * 2. Explain one thing you think you did well in this assignment?**

What I think I did well on is working with my partner, Nikhil. We had a strategy. What we did was we separated some of the parts the question and then shared with each other. I think we worked really well together and explained it well. I mean we only got sent back once, which is good.
 * 3. Explain one thing you think you need to improve if you were to do another assignment like this?**

If I were to do another assignment like this I would improve on journal entries. I don't think I did the best on those. I think I wrote this really quick. Things that just had three traits of their environment and two sentences. I'll work on it.
 * 4. Why do you think you did this assignment and how did it help you develop one of the competencies?**

I think we did this assignment so we can see how the Native American lived. This assignment help me develop in problem solving. The reason I chose this competency is because we had to use problem solving for each station from the clues that it gave us. Then look at the map and see what matches any of these traits.