ABSTRACT

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development of agriculture, transportation, labour movements and the factory system, foreign and domestic commerce, technology and the ramifications of slavery.

chapter I|22 pages

The Disruption of the Colonial Economy

chapter II|22 pages

The Genesis of a National Economy

chapter III|20 pages

Postwar Trade and Depression

chapter IV|24 pages

Depression Remedies

chapter V|20 pages

The Economics of the Constitution

chapter VI|21 pages

The Federalist Program

chapter VII|26 pages

The People and the Land

chapter VIII|27 pages

The Ways of the Pioneers

chapter IX|22 pages

Southern Staples and Slavery

chapter X|25 pages

Reaching Outward

chapter XI|13 pages

A Balance Sheet of Foreign Trade

chapter XII|20 pages

The Spirit of Improvement

chapter XIII|26 pages

Labor and Industry

chapter XIV|27 pages

The Evolution of Business

chapter XV|25 pages

Economic Aspects of Jeffersonian Democracy