Discovering differing points of view on the development of railroads in Colorado
Students will explore how differing newspapers, editors, and even communities had differing points of view on the development of the railroad through Colorado. They will explore different ways of searching in Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection. Objective 1: Students will use the Colorado Historic Newspaper Project database and other historic materials databases to research the development of the railroads in Colorado. They will learn about different ways to effectively search the database. Objective 2: Students will prepare an historical reenactment that compares and contrasts at least two differing points of view related to the development and construction of the railroads or the individuals involved in their development. These points of view might come from different publications, or might have been published at different times during its development, or might represent different community or political points of view concerning the railroad.
