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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Page 177
... wages are not quoted much prior to 1820 , we find that they were paid 44 cents a day , on the average , between 1820 and 1830 , nearly 90 cents a day from 1830 to 1840 . This wage held , with slight increase , to 1850 , while during the ...
... wages are not quoted much prior to 1820 , we find that they were paid 44 cents a day , on the average , between 1820 and 1830 , nearly 90 cents a day from 1830 to 1840 . This wage held , with slight increase , to 1850 , while during the ...
Page 178
... wages for twenty different occupations , it is found that but one shows an increase in average daily wages . Without considering the effect that the war , the fluctu- ation in currency , or the financial crisis of 1873 may have had on wages ...
... wages for twenty different occupations , it is found that but one shows an increase in average daily wages . Without considering the effect that the war , the fluctu- ation in currency , or the financial crisis of 1873 may have had on wages ...
Page 179
... 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 $ 2.50 in Montana to 75 cents in ...
... 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 $ 2.50 in Montana to 75 cents 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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