Major Documents in American Economic History: From an agrarian to an industrial economy (1785-1900)Louis Morton Hacker Van Nostrand, 1961 V. 1. From an agrarian to an industrial economy (1785-1900)--v. 2. The problems of a world power (the 20th century). |
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... period or locality . Informa- tion as to cost of living and prices of commodities should also be considered , since it is not the amount of money wages that most nearly concerns the workman , but the amount of subsistence obtainable at ...
... period or locality . Informa- tion as to cost of living and prices of commodities should also be considered , since it is not the amount of money wages that most nearly concerns the workman , but the amount of subsistence obtainable at ...
Page 179
... period since 1633 , the daily wages for the best laborers advanced from 25 cents to 33.3 cents immediately before the Revolution , to 42.5 cents immediately after , and dur- ing June of 1891 the wages of common laborers ranged from ...
... period since 1633 , the daily wages for the best laborers advanced from 25 cents to 33.3 cents immediately before the Revolution , to 42.5 cents immediately after , and dur- ing June of 1891 the wages of common laborers ranged from ...
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... period in this country of inventions , and therefore of the most intensified influence in all directions of their introduction , the population increased 99.16 per cent , while during the same period the number of persons employed in ...
... period in this country of inventions , and therefore of the most intensified influence in all directions of their introduction , the population increased 99.16 per cent , while during the same period the number of persons employed in ...
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Economic Provisions of the Constitution of | 7 |
The Land Ordinance of May 20 1785 | 13 |
Establishing the First Bank of the United States | 21 |
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