Economic Development of the United States

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Appleton, 1921 - 691 páginas
 

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French Colonies
45
Spanish Settlements
46
Background of Eng lish Colonization
47
The First English Settlements
49
COLONIAL INDUSTRIES
57
Farming in New England
60
Farming in the Middle Colonies
62
Tobacco
63
Rice and Indigo
65
Agriculture in Louisiana
66
Colonial Methods of Cultivation
68
Land Tenure
70
Systems of Labor
75
Indentured Servants
76
Negro Slavery
82
Fisheries
85
Metals Products of the Mine
87
The Rôle of the Extractive Industries
88
COLONIAL REGULATIONS
90
The Mercantile Theory
92
Commercial Regulations 17631775
98
PART III
103
FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE IMMEDIATE RESULTS
105
The Results of War Financing
106
The Effects of the Issue of Paper Money
108
Conflicting Regulations of the States
110
Coinage Laws
122
PRODUCTS OF FIELD FOREST AND MINE 17901860
149
The Land Policy of the United States
164
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173
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179
104
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221
202
108
205
IV LABOR PROBLEMS THE TARIFF 261 The Causes Involved in the Development of the Labor Movement
212
COMMERCIAL EXPANSION
217
The First Railroads
239
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
247
CHAPTER PAGE 144 The Overland Trade
261
The Results of the Movement
262
Summary of Domestic Commerce
263
Foreign Commerce Commercial Treaties
264
Orders and Decrees
265
The Embargo and NonIntercourse Acts
266
Tonnage
268
The Composition of American Foreign Trade
270
The Largest Consumers of American Exports
271
PART IV
273
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERIOD
275
The Results of the Civil War
276
New Resources
277
The Human Element
279
Other Economic Innovations
282
A New Spirit of Enterprise
284
New Industries
285
The Causes of Industrial Growth
286
TERRITORIAL EXPANSION
288
Alaska
289
The Philippine Islands
293
The Hawaiian Islands
297
Porto Rico
301
The Resources of Other Possessions
304
The Economic Value of Island Possessions
305
GROWTH OF POPULATION
307
The Westward Movement 307 ميلا 171 The Growth of Population
311
491
313
Immigration
314
The Causes of Immigration
315
The Restriction of Immigration
318
Chinese Immigration
323
Economic Contributions of Immigrants
324
I MINING AND QUARRYING
326
CHAPTER PAGE 179 The Source of the Leading Mineral Products
328
Iron Ore
330
Copper
332
Coal
334
501
336
Petroleum
337
Natural Gas
341
Aluminum
342
Cement
344
Forest Reserves
358
Fisheries
359
I GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGEMENT
362
The Growth of Agriculture
363
The Causes of Growth
366
Government Encouragement
368
Agricultural Experiment Stations
370
Agricultural Education
371
Agricultural Coöperation
372
The Federal Farm Loan System
374
The Land Policy of the United States
378
Irrigation
382
II DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY
387
Farm Management
391
The Production of Cereals
395
The Export of Breadstuffs
398
Stock Raising
399
The Concentration of the Livestock Industry
400
The Development of the Range
401
The Dairy Business
404
The Poultry Business
406
Tenancy
412
228
418
230
425
The Localization of Industry
434
II GROWTH OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIES
440
238
446
Mens ReadyMade Clothing
456
Food and Kindred Products
462
508
466
III THE COMBINATION MOVEMENT
469
518
473
The Increasing Size of the Business Unit
475
252
481
The Webb Export
489
The Growth of Labor Organizations
495
The Knights of Labor 267 The American Federation of Labor
499
General Purposes of the American Federation of Labor
504
Union Methods and Policies
505
Results of the Labor Movement
506
Labor Legislation
508
Employers Associations
510
Methods of Industrial Peace
511
The Tariff Commission
515
Tariff History
519
I MEANS OF COMMUNI
520
The Increase in Mileage
521
CATION
523
The Scope of Commercial Industries Transcontinental Railroads Railroad Consolidation Railroad Regulation 279 Credit Mobilier 280
527
Railroad Evils
529
282
531
The Interstate Commerce Commission
532
The Amendment of the Commerce
533
Railroad Rates ادان 285
535
Electric Railways
537
Inland Waterways
538
Improvement of Rivers 289 Canals
540
Lake Transportation
542
Coastwise Trade
543
The Telegraph and Telephone 520 520 521 523 526 527 529 531 532 533 535 537 538 539 540 542 543 544
544
The Post Office
546
II MONEY AND BANKING
550
Currency Changes
551
The Need for Banking Reform
552
The National Banking System
553
Importance of the National Banks
556
Greenbacks
557
Effects of the Greenbacks
558
Resumption of Specie Payment
560
Reserves
576
III COMMERCIAL ORGANI
583
Foreign Chambers of Commerce
589
Changes in Methods of Distribution
595
336
601
Advertising
609
THE WAR PERIOD 19141920
635
War Taxes
659
381
665
558
679
560
688
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