An Economic History of the United States: From 1607 to the PresentAn Economic History of the United States is an accessible and informative survey designed for undergraduate courses on American economic history. The book spans from 1607 to the modern age and presents a documented history of how the American economy has propelled the nation into a position of world leadership. Noted economic historian Ronald E. Seavoy covers nearly 400 years of economic history, beginning with the commercialization of agriculture in the pre-colonial era, through the development of banks and industrialization in the nineteenth century, up to the globalization of the business economy in the present day. |
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... The Slaveholding Republic : An Account of the United States Government's Relations to Slavery . New York : Oxford University Press , 2001 , chapter 10 . Feldstein , Martin S. , ed . The American Economy in Transition . Chicago ...
... The Slaveholding Republic : An Account of the United States Government's Relations to Slavery . New York : Oxford University Press , 2001 , chapter 10 . Feldstein , Martin S. , ed . The American Economy in Transition . Chicago ...
Contents
Agriculture in the Southern Colonies | 25 |
Agriculture in the Northern Colonies | 33 |
North Atlantic Commercial Empire | 57 |
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