Slide 1 Throwback Thursday Unit 3 Industrialism, Reform, & Imperialism Slide 2 In what way did railroads and advances in communication affect geographic patterns in the…

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Slide 1 It’s finally happened! Scientists have created a machine that will allow people to transport to other places instantly! Travelers simply step into a box at their…

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Slide 1 EQ: How did the telegraph helped Americans communicate? Explain how the transcontinental railroad was built and its effects on the nation? Slide 2  Transcontinental:…

Slide 1 SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. Slide 2 Railroads Slide 3 Railroads increased the…

Slide 1 US History Mrs. McClary Slide 2  1870’s US spans from Atlantic to Pacific.  Pacific Railway Act (1862) linked railroads to form the Transcontinental Railroad.…

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