“The Transcontinental Railroad — And You” — gives your students an overview of the construction of the railroad, and provides them with opportunities to reflect on what this meant by writing journal entries in the “I was there” style. By imagining they were construction workers on the Transcontinental Railroad, they will have four chances to write about why the railroad was built, who built it, how workers lived and labored, and how the railroad changed America. The 21-slide presentation has ov