Railroads were a major force in the
        development of the United States.
    1.  RR bring the nation together
    2.  RR affected everyday life
    3.  Encouraged settlement of the West
    4.  products coming from Asia to America
 

Casey Jones  famous rail conductor who crashed his "Cannonball" trying to save the lives of his passengers.
 

    The Last Frontier  from 1860 to 1890
        the frontier began to disappear.

    Miners find gold and silver in Colorado 59ers

    Comstock Lode famous silver mine yielded 
                        300mil in silver in first 20 yrs.
                    in Virginia City, Nevada

Watch 5 min video on Silver Mining / Comstock Lode

 

        Pike's Peak or Bust
             some struck it rich, but most busted

    Mining towns spread up overnight first tent cities
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    Some towns eventually turned into Ghost Towns

    Frontier Justice
         vigilantes meted out swift, just justice
                                "get a rope"
Watch Vigilante Justice 6min video:

                    1984 subway vigilante
Watch Wyatt Earp 4 min video:

    Turn to page 349  pick three famous American Indians and write a short summary about each.
Watch 3min video on Buffalo Bill Cody's  resting place.

   Turn to page 350 and write down 10 states of your choosing and write the meaning of each of
the 10 states.  Also write down 5 cities, 4 rivers, and 3 lakes that have Indian names.

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Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.