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The Railroads: The First Transcontinental Railroad

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The move West was greatly effected by the first transcontinental railroad. Present your class with well-organized information regarding major causes, players, and effects the railroad had on the face of an expanding America. Note: A two-part essay question is included.

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critical thinking, westward expansion, the american west, railroads, the transcontinental railroad

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9th - 11th
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Social Studies & History
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