Here are some really great resources for some outside info, to help with your DBQ on the railroads. Remember, the difference between a high and low essay score can hinge on the amount of OSI.
Lectures: Click on the links below.
Lesson 42 - Focus on the Westfile
Lesson 43 - Confrontations with Native Americansfile- Lesson 44 - Cattle, Frontiers, and Farmingfile
- Lesson 45 - End of the Frontier
Video - Check last week's HW assignments, and access the link for the "Story of US: Heartland" episode.
Textbook - Chapter 13 Section 2.
Primary Sources - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=9&smtID=3
