Know: The first groups of people in New Mexico: Native American, European, and Spanish. The Transcontitental Railroad: What did it look like? What parts of the U.S. did it operate? The A.T.&S.F. Railroad and its significance to New Mexico. Understand: Westward expansion and the railroad: involving the significant changes in daily life of people living in New Mexico. Be able to do: Discuss what changes were involved with the introduction of the railroad in the Southwest.
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. People of New Mexico Before the Railroad
2. The Transcontinental Railroad
3. The A.T.&S.F. Railroad and Its Impact on New Mexico