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Episode 1: "The Country and The City" (1609-1825) Topic 1: The Early Years Activity: Trail of Discovery Topic 2: New Amsterdam Activity: Find the Oldest Topic 3: Slavery Activity: Fight for Freedom Topic 4: Conquest and the Revolution Activity: You Make the Rules Topic 5: The Knickerbocker Legend Activity: History or Mis-story? Topic 6: City of Commerce Activity: Quiz the Biz Topic 7: Rivers and Roads Activity: Paving the Way	Episode 2: "Order and Disorder" (1825-1863) Topic 1: The Newspaper Age Activity: Get the Word Out Topic 2: The Great Fire of 1835 Activity: Engineer a Solution Topic 3: Cholera Kills Thousands Activity: Engineer a Solution Topic 4: Gangs, Police, Riots Activity: Engineer a Solution Topic 5: Immigrants Pour In Activity: Who Was Here? Topic 6: The Central Park Contest Activity: Design a Park Topic 7: Walt Whitman's City Activity: Poetry of the City Topic 8: Lincoln & the Civil War Activity: Draw It Out Topic 9: That's Entertainment Activity: What's the Cost?
Episode 3: "Sunshine and Shadow" (1865-1898) Topic 1: The Brooklyn Bridge Activity: What's it Say Today? Topic 2: The Statue of Liberty Activity: Millennium Challenge Topic 3: A Tale of Two Cities Activity: United We Stand? Topic 4: Boom and Bust Activity: Get Rich Quick! Topic 5: Inventors & Inventions Activity: Unplugged! Topic 6: Tammany Hall Activity: Smart Art Topic 7: How the Other Half Lives Activity: The Inside Story	Episode 4: "The Power and the People" (1898-1914) Topic 1: Invitation to America Activity: Raise a New Torch Topic 2: Ellis Island Activity: Stowaway? Topic 3: The Lower East Side Activity: Neighborhood Portrait Topic 4: Immigrant Transformations Activity: The Melting Pot Topic 5: Fight for Reform Activity: Epidemic! Topic 6: Birth of a New Medium Activity: Click! Topic 7: City Building Activity: People Movers Topic 8: Coney Island Activity: Good Old Days Topic 9: Times Square Activity: On with the Show!
Episode 5: "Cosmopolis" (1914-1931) Topic 1: Changing Times Activity: Pro or Con? Topic 2: Harlem Activity: Being Heard Topic 3: The Jazz Age Activity: Sing the Blues Topic 4: The Media Boom Activity: Talk Back Topic 5: The Skyscraper Wars Activity: Find the Tallest Topic 6: Wall Street & the 1929 Crash Activity: Play the Market	Episode 6: "The City of Tomorrow" (1931-1940) Topic 1: The Great Depression in New York Activity: Connection to the Past Topic 2: City of Action Activity: Paving the Way Topic 3: The New Deal Activity: Plan a Park Topic 4: The Harlem Riot of 1935 Activity: Get the Word Out Topic 5: The City of the Future Activity: Unplugged
Episode 7: "The City and the World" (1945-present) Topic 1: VJ Day in New York Activity: Millenium Challenge Topic 2: Postwar Moses Activity: United We Stand Topic 3: Urban Renewall and Expressways Activity: Find the Tallest Topic 4: Urban Despair Activity: Find The Tallest Topic 5: Rebirth Activity: Millenium Challenge