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Read the following resources to refresh your understanding of the issues surrounding the settlement of the West. As you read, think about how you might revise your answers to the Reflect on Your Knowledge questions based on new knowledge gained from the readings.
Timeline: Transcontinental Railroad
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/timeline/index.html
The Oyez Project, Munn v. Illinois, 94 U.S. 113 (1877)
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1851-1900/1875/1875_0
Optional
Bain, David Howard. Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad. New York: Penguin Books, 1999.
Norris, Frank. "The Octopus" [Available in Novels and Essays. Library of America, 1986]
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