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Teaching The meeting of the rails

The meeting of the rails

At a ceremony in the desert, the United States was joined by rail.

Paul Robert Walker
Highlights for Children, Inc.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How did the transcontinental railroad change the United States?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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