The Rise of American Commerce and IndustryCentury, 1927 - 500 pages |
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... greenbacks , and of greenbacks in gold , by months , quarters , and years : 1862-1878 . 1876 . Highest Price of Gold in Greenbacks Price of Greenbacks in Gold Lowest Average Highest Average Lowest January 112 % 112.8 1134 88.99 88.6 ...
... greenbacks , and of greenbacks in gold , by months , quarters , and years : 1862-1878 . 1876 . Highest Price of Gold in Greenbacks Price of Greenbacks in Gold Lowest Average Highest Average Lowest January 112 % 112.8 1134 88.99 88.6 ...
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... greenbacks from early in May , 1862 , because they were receivable for all dues to the government without exception . ' Had the greenbacks been unlimited legal tender like the old demand notes , ran the argument , they would have ...
... greenbacks from early in May , 1862 , because they were receivable for all dues to the government without exception . ' Had the greenbacks been unlimited legal tender like the old demand notes , ran the argument , they would have ...
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acres agricultural Ameri American banks began bill brought canal carried cent century cities Civil coal colonies colonists commerce companies Congress corporation cotton currency debt demand DISCUSSIONS AND REFERENCES dollars duties economic effect eight-hour day employers England Erie Canal exports factory farm farmer Faulkner favor foreign trade gold grain greenbacks growth Homestead Act immigrants important increased Industrial Revolution industry interests invention iron Knights of Labor labor laissez-faire land manufactures ment merchant Metre miles millions mills Mississippi movement nation nearly nomic North Ohio organized panic paper money passed planters population production profit prosperity question railroad rates result roads sell settlers ships silver slave slavery South South Carolina Southern steamboat steel strike strikers supply Table tariff tariff of 1824 territory thousands tion trade unions transportation trust United Van Metre vessels wages West wheat workingmen York