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Chinese and Irish Railroad Workers: Building the Tracks
Analyze the contributions, dangerous conditions, and enduring legacy of immigrant laborers who built the transcontinental line.
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Railroads, Mining, and the Industrial Transformation
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Investigate how the transcontinental railroad, mining booms, immigrant labor, and the Progressive movement transformed Utah's economy and society.
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Learning standards covered
UT Standard 2.5Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will construct an evidence-based argument to explain how the development of transportation and communication networks across the state changed Utah’s economy and human geography. (economics, geography)
UT Standard 4.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will use data and other evidence related to a cultural, ethnic, or religious group in Utah to interpret the group’s historic/current conditions and experiences. (history, geography)