What specific ethnic, racial, and religious issues compelled political and municipal leaders in Philadelphia county to call for the creation of an Act of Incorporation in 1854 to resolve these county and city-wide problems? Examine why Philadelphia hosted the "Centennial Exhibition" in 1876, and how the challenges that emerged in planning and staging the Centennial celebration of 1876 reflected the city's emergence as an industrial and modern metropolis

History Oct 31, 2020

What specific ethnic, racial, and religious issues compelled political and municipal leaders in Philadelphia county to call for the creation of an Act of Incorporation in 1854 to resolve these county and city-wide problems?

Examine why Philadelphia hosted the "Centennial Exhibition" in 1876, and how the challenges that emerged in planning and staging the Centennial celebration of 1876 reflected the city's emergence as an industrial and modern metropolis.