We review the Northeastern part one more time. Then we move to the southeastern part of the map. Then we continue to talk about the territories. After we finish that, we move to looking at climate changing articles. Jake and I get Finding #7-Finding water.Puerto Rico Notes: We got in after the Spanish-American war, in October of 1898. It is a US territory. They can’t vote for president, but have all the rights that Americans do. You can travel there without a passport.Alaska Notes: We got it from Russia, and we got it so Great Britain wouldn’t get it. $7.2 million was how much it cost. It became a US state in 1959, one of the last states to become a part of the country.Hawaii Notes: In 1959, is when it became a state. The British people invaded the natives. The queen didn’t want war because she was scared. We wanted Hawaii because of the sugarcane plantations. We forced our people in.Imperialism is when a stronger country takes control of smaller countries. The Era of Imperialism died after WWII.
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