Transcontinental Railroad Slides Lesson and Notes Activity

This Transcontinental Railroad PowerPoint Lesson is the perfect addition to your Westward Expansion Unit! Students LOVE learning about the Transcontinental Railroad and the competition that took place between the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad.

The transcontinental railroad lesson covers the following topics:

1. Travel before the Railroad

2. The Pony Express

3. The Telegraph and Samuel Morse

4. Transcontinental Railroad

5. The Union Pacific

6. The Central Pacific

7. Workers and Conflicts

8. Promontory Point, Utah

9. The Golden Spike

• This lesson includes guided notes that students can use to follow along while you teach. The Guided Notes come in both a printable and digital version with Google Slides.
• It includes 60 slides of information that are visually engaging and include many pictures, website links, and thought-provoking questions.
• You can also drag the PowerPoint Lesson into your Google Drive and open it as Google Slides.

REVIEWS FROM OTHER TEACHERS:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kristy M. said, “This was wonderful! I loved that there was a Power Point with a fill in the blank page for the students. It was easy to use, and the students loved watching all the videos that were linked into the Power Point as well. Thank you!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amy B. said, "This is a SUPER visual to help students understand this event in history. I read a paired passage with my students and they lack an understanding of this tie period. Your visuals assist in their ability to comprehend this information better. Thank you for sharing!"

**SAVE MONEY*** This lesson (along with interactive notes, printables, and more) is INCLUDED in my Westward Expansion Unit

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