I had a college professor who absolutely would have handed something like this out as a pop quiz.
this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2023
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This map made me think that I'd love to teach US history and just drop this map on a bunch of 16yos.
"You must label all the states, I won't answer any questions."
And just wait for the first WTFs
Why are there so many Mexicos?? The Mexicos are multiplying, you guys. We're about to be overrun.
You didn't build the wall fast enough, all the Mexicos illegally came through the border and became states.
This is fantastic
Close enough.
Shouldn't have made a bunch of states rectangles then
It's like a stretch station wagon, you can do it, but why?
Almost perfect! Of course Akansas should be Nebrahoma. Rookie mistake, but great work otherwise! Gold star
I like how it has both Arkansas and Arkansas
The northern one has no r.
My blind ass. I guess we're stuck with the incorrectly pronounced Arkansas and a cheap knockoff
Checkmate
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Texas"
Well that's a very generous description based on the current discourse of personal freedoms being violated
With all of the new red states this map would create, we might as well just rename the country Trumpistan.