3-5, 6-8, 9-12
World Geography and Economics
Celebrate National Geography Awareness Week November 13 - 17 with these cross-curricular lessons for grades 3 - 12.
Free K-12 personal finance and economics classroom resources and professional development
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Grades 9-12
Content Partner
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Grades 9-12
Grades K-2, 3-5
On this day in 1996, railroad giants Union Pacific and Southern Pacific merged after a year of legal and political problems. Many voiced concerns over this merger, especially shipping merchants and consumers who feared this would curtail competition making transportation costs higher.