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  1. The WCTU and the Lynching Controversy
  2. Dress Reform in the 19th Century
  3. "Death to King Alcohol!" Temperance in the 19th Century
  4. Civil Service Reform: Campaign Contributions (1-day)
  5. Civil Service Reform: Senate Debates (3-day)
  6. "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!": The Issue of Bimetallism in the Late Nineteenth-Century
  7. Is there such a thing as too much profit?: The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
  8. Campaign Songs as Propaganda: Free Trade vs. Protectionism — In Whose Interest?
  9. The Free Trade Conundrum: Balancing Worker Wages and Consumer Prices: Comparing the 19th and 21st Centuries

We would like to thank The Dirksen Congressional Center for their generous support in the creation of lessons 4-9.

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