Economic History of the United States

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Preface	p. v
Tabulated Bibliography	p. x
Quick Reference Table to Standard Textbooks	p. xiv
The Physical Basis of United States Economic History	p. 1
The European Background of American Economic History	p. 7
The Colonization of North America	p. 11
Production in Colonial America	p. 20
Colonial Commerce	p. 30
Economic Aspects of the Revolutionary Period	p. 38
Public Finance and Fiscal Policy, 1789 to 1860	p. 51
Agriculture before 1860	p. 56
Population and Labor before the Civil War	p. 62
Transportation Developments before the Civil War	p. 68
Westward Expansion before the Civil War	p. 75
Beginnings of American Industrialism	p. 84
Foreign Trade and Maritime Industries, 1789-1860	p. 91
Money and Banking, 1789-1860	p. 99
Performance of the American Economy, 1789-1860	p. 107
Economic Aspects of the Civil War	p. 114
Passing of the Frontier	p. 124
Changing Agriculture, 1860-1914	p. 130
History of Transportation and Communication to 1914	p. 138
The Industrial Revolution	p. 144
Industrial Consolidation and the Antitrust Movement	p. 154
The Labor Movement, 1860-1914	p. 160
Domestic and Foreign Commerce	p. 166
Financial History, 1865-1914	p. 173
The Performance of the American Economy, 1865-1914	p. 180
Economic Imperialism	p. 184
World War I and the American Economy	p. 191
The Prosperous Twenties	p. 198
The Great Depression	p. 204
The New Deal	p. 209
America and World Economics	p. 222
Economic Problems of World War II and Postwar Developments	p. 228
Final Examination	p. 237
Index	p. 255
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