Iowa | Activity 3.6: Benefits of New Railroads for Iowa

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Great States Iowa state history Iowa history westward expansion Iowa settlement Iowa settlers transcontinental railroad railroads Iowa railroads impact of railroads Union Pacific Railroad transportation systems primary sources classroom activity classroom activities activity activities curriculum planning curriculum development
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History-Social Science
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Post-Secondary
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Iowa | Activity 3.6: Benefits of New Railroads for Iowa

Students examine and compare two railroad poster ads from the 1800s, and then create a poster promoting the benefits of a railroad for Iowans to travel to the Pacific or the Atlantic.
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PBS Learning Media

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