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Students investigate the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad. In this Transcontinental Railroad activity, students research Internet and print sources regarding the effect of the railroad on Chinese immigrants and American Indians, railroad promotors, and passengers.

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chinese immigration, immigration, native americans, the homestead act, the transcontinental railroad

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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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