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9-12
Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues
Help your middle school and high school students think critically with 16 ready-made lessons about ethical issue…
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12
Grades K-2, 3-5
Grades 3-5
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.