Assignments Two and Three combined. As the Future First Lady of the Washington Area Browns Backers Association, I could not create a map for any team that does not reside in the Cleveland Dog Pound.

Russia: From Principality to Nation State is an ideal interactive flash map (click here and find it under "Timeline Maps") - except maybe I would have the core Muscovy area in dark green, and as the empire expands, the annexed territories would be in lighter shades of green, not totally different colors. Wildly different colors detract from the basic idea that this is one cohesive empire expanding.

Assignment 1 - I'm not crazy about the color scheme, but I also couldn't find many good options with the color palatte. I'd have prefered a periwinkle to a baby blue, and my green to look earthier... You know what I mean. And the box around Alaska is too big, now that I look at it...