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Pony Express Mini-Unit
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Teach students about the Pony Express, a business that lasted just 18 months during the American Westward Expansion (1860-1861). In this cross-curricular resource, students will learn the how, when, where and why behind this mail delivery system which stretched from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. They will also learn about the riders and horses that made it possible, how much it cost to use and how a new ‘telegraph’ system lead to the company’s closure.
This is a true cross-curricular unit as students will learn U.S. History while engaging in Geography (map work), Language Arts (comprehension, writing, dictionary work, research) and Math (word problems) activities. There are 4 passages about the Pony Express which are the foundation for all activities. Answer Keys are provided.
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American History – Part 2 for High School (Student Textbook)
Units:
- Causes of WW2
- WW2
- Life in America during WW2
- Cold War Conflicts (1945-1960)
- Postwar America (1952-1060)
- The New Frontier (1960-1963)
- The Stormy Sixties
- America in Turmoil (1968-1976)
- America Seeks Answers (1976-1980)
- The Republican Years (1980-1992)
- The Clinton Years (1992-2000)
- The New Millennuim















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