Cans, Coal, and Corporations: Lectures & Activities

Workshop 5
Lectures & Activities

List of Transcripts, Activities, and Reflections

This workshop explores the impact of technology and inventions on late 19th-century America.

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	Transcripts:

	Lecture Transcript One: Cans, Coal, and Corporations Lecture Transcript Two: Chicago World's Fair Lecture Transcript Three: Unrest in 1893 and the Closing of the American Frontier

	Activities:

	Activity One: The Most Important Inventions of the 1890s Activity Two: Campaign for World's Fair 2010 Activity Three: Final Thoughts on the Events of 1893

	Reflections:

	Reflection One: The Most Important Inventions of the 1890s Reflection Two: Campaign for World's Fair 2010

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