Transcontinental Railroad

Module 0- Geography and Manifest Destiny 

We will take a look at the idea of Manifest Destiny and how it shaped our nation's policies through the study of Westward Expansion and the causes and effects of the Transcontinental Railroad on the nation and indigenous peoples. 

This module also entails a Geography Review of the following terms:

Five Themes of Geography

Four Factors of Settlement 

Push/Pull Factors