Wheat Farms, Flour Mills, and Railroads: A Web of Interdependence
Wheat Farms, Flour Mills, and Railroads: A Web of Interdependence
Description:
Examine the inextricable connections binding railroads, North Dakota wheat fields, and Minnesota flour mills during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This lesson could be used in American history, social studies, and geography courses in units on the rise of big business, mechanized farming, and railroads in the post-Civil War period or on the westward expansion of the United States. It could also be used in courses on economic history.
Education Levels:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject:
United States History, State History
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Online provider:
National Park Service
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