How did the Centennial Exposition represent American Identity? What narratives of American history were on display at the Fair?

American Centennial Exposition

Introduction

The Centennial Exposition of 1876 was America 's first official world 's fair . This fair was held in Philadelphia for celebrating 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence . This fair was really important in the history of America as it portray an image of progressive American society , culture and economy on an international platform . This Centennial Exposition was not only celebrated America 's hundred years of independence , but it was also held to showcase the recovery of the country form its reconstruction phase after its independence

and the emergence of the nation as an internationally significant industrial super power

This paper will make an attempt to analyze how the Centennial Exposition of 1876 represented the identity of America and how this exposition provided a narrative of American history . The main focus will be on the nature of the exposition which is known better known as a platform where America 's image transformation was made

Thus the thesis statement of this paper can be as follows

The Centennial Exposition of 1876 gave the country a new progressive image in socio-cultural and economic field of America

This thesis statement will be illustrated throughout this paper using several primary sources relating to the American Centennial Exposition of 1876 . The focus will be on how the exposition portrayed America 's emergence as a big economic power in world , and how it depicted socio-cultural progress of the nation in terms freed slaves and increasing women contribution in the society . Apart from...