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Western Expansion - Railroads






Lesson Plans & Activities

Lesson Plan: Locomotives & Western Expansion

Lesson Plan: Planning a Railroad

Lesson Plan: The Importance of the Transcontinental Railroad 

Anti-Rail, Growth of Regionalism

Anti-Railroad Propaganda Poster

Related Lesson: The Pony Express 

Pony Express & Overland Stage - UNIT

Free Presentations in PowerPoint format for American History

Free Video Clips for American History


For Kids

Railroad Connections  

The Iron Horse  

The Iron Road - Railroads

The Race to Utah 

The Golden Spike

Railroads (shockwave) 



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Free American History Presentations in PowerPoint format

Free Video Clips

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