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SS.8.3.a.1:
Students will examine the impact of the transcontinental railroad on the movement toward westward expansion.
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NYS Social Studies Framework
Grade 8
EXPANSION AND IMPERIALISM: Beginning in the second half of the 19th century, economic, political, and cultural factors contributed to a push for westward expansion and more aggressive United States foreign policy.
Continued westward expansion contributed to increased conflicts with Native Americans.
Students will examine the impact of the transcontinental railroad on the movement toward westward expansion.
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