Westward Expansion
Railroads and the Telegraph Lee W. Eysturlid, Jeremy Gypton, Chris Mullin, and Brett Piersma

Publication Date: 3/2009
Pages: 32
Price: $5.00
ISBN: 1-59884-273-0 This Defining Moment focuses on the immeasurable role of communications and transportation technologies in helping the United States fulfill its "manifest destiny" and reunify the nation after the Civil War. Students analyze the positive and negative impact of the development of the transcontinental railroad and the telegraph.