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THIS IS AMERICA, CHARLIE BROWN:
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SUBJECTS — U.S./1865 - 1913; |
This is America, Charlie Brown: The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad describes the contribution of the Peanuts gang to the building of the transcontinental railroad (1866 - 1869). (Children will enjoy this film even if they are not familiar with the Peanuts characters.)
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This is America, Charlie Brown: The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad will introduce children to the tremendous effort required to create a railroad that ran from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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To give you a sense of how our Learning Guides can be used by teachers to develop lesson plans and by parents to supplement school curriculum or for homeschooling, we have set out below a discussion question from the Learning Guide to This is America, Charlie Brown: The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Why was it important for the United States to link the two coasts?
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