Title: Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia
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Economic history of the United States
Contents
Colonial economy
Demographics
The economy
New England
Urban centers
Political environment
Mercantilism: old and new
Free enterprise
Taxation
The American Revolution
Confederation: 1781–1789
The new nation
Industry and commerce
Transportation
Automatic flour mill
Cotton gin
Mechanized textile manufacturing
Finance, money and banking
Early 19th century
Political developments
Agriculture, commerce and industry
Population growth
Labor shortage
Agriculture
Roads
Canals
Steam power
Mechanical power transmission
Shipbuilding
Steamboats and steam ships
Railroads
Manufacturing
Development of interchangeable parts
Finance, money and banking
Economics of the War of 1812
Middle 19th century
Commerce, industry and agriculture
Railroads
Iron industry
Coal displaces wood
Manufacturing
Steam power
Steamboats and ships
Telegraph
Urbanization
Agriculture
Slave labor
Finance, money and banking
Panic of 1857
Immigration surge
Civil War economy
Union
Financing the war
Tariffs
Land grants
Agriculture
Collapse of the South
Political developments
Treasury
Land grants
Banking
Education
Civil War
Financial issues of reconstruction
Late 19th century
Commerce, industry and agriculture
Railroads
Steel
Electric lights and electric street railways
Communications
Modern business management
Agriculture
Oil, minerals and mining
Oil
Coal
Iron ore
Finance, money and banking
Water supply and sewers
Labor unions
Political developments
Early 20th century
Economic growth and the 1910 break
Industry, commerce and agriculture
Electrification
Manufacturing
Electric street railways
Electrochemicals
Railroads
Automobiles and trucks
Highway system
Water supply and sewers
Agriculture
Communications
Telephone
Radio
Finance, money and banking
Political developments
World War I
Roaring Twenties: 1920–1929
Quality of life
Great Depression and World War II: 1929–1945
Pre-war industry, commerce, and agriculture
Manufacturing
Great Depression: 1929–1941
1 in 1929 dollars
2 1935–39 = 100
Spending
Banking crisis
Unemployment
Relief
New Deal impact
Wartime output and controls: 1940–1945
Household gas, water, electricity, sanitation, heating, refrigeration
Post-World War II prosperity: 1945–1973
Agriculture
Farm machinery, fertilizer and high yield seed varieties
Government policies
Aircraft and air transportation industries
Housing
Interstate highway system
Computer technology
Fiscal policy
Military and space spending
Late 20th century
Post industrial (service) economy
Service sector expansion
Productivity slowdown
Inflation woes: 1970s
Deregulation and Reaganomics: 1976–1992
The rise of globalization: 1990s – late 2000
21st century
Great Recession and aftermath (2007–2019)
Great Lockdown and aftermath (2019–present)
Historical statistics
GDP
1790–2006 GDP
Employment
Manufacturing
Wealth and income
Productivity
Inequality
Health spending
Tariff rates
Trade balance
Inflation
US federal tax
Government spending
Debt
Deficit
See also
References
Bibliography
Special studies
Sources for economic data
External links

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The development made the economic industries grow, facilitating trade and promoted economic openings for people, the global infrastructure demands were big . The emphasis is on economic performance and how it was affected by new technologies, especially those that improved productivity, the main cause of economic growth. Also covered are the change of size in economic sectors and the effects of legislation and government policy. Specialized business history is covered in American business history . Contents
1 Colonial economy
1.1 Demographics
1.2 The economy
1.2.1 New England
1.3 Urban centers
1.4 Political environment
1.4.1 Mercantilism: old and new
1.4.2 Free enterprise
1.4.3 Taxation
1.5 The American Revolution
1.6 Confederation: 1781–1789
2 The new nation
2.1 Industry and commerce
2.1.1 Transportation
2.1.2 Automatic flour mill
2.1.3 Cotton gin
2.1.4 Mechanized textile manufacturing
2.2 Finance, money and banking
3 Early 19th century
3.1 Political developments
3.2 Agriculture, commerce and industry
3.2.1 Population growth
3.2.2 Labor shortage
3.2.3 Agriculture
3.2.4 Roads
3.2.5 Canals
3.2.6 Steam power
3.2.7 Mechanical power transmission
3.2.8 Shipbuilding
3.2.9 Steamboats and steam ships
3.2.10 Railroads
3.2.11 Manufacturing
3.2.11.1 Development of interchangeable parts
3.3 Finance, money and banking
3.3.1 Economics of the War of 1812
4 Middle 19th century
4.1 Commerce, industry and agriculture
4.1.1 Railroads
4.1.2 Iron industry
4.1.3 Coal displaces wood
4.1.4 Manufacturing
4.1.5 Steam power
4.1.6 Steamboats and ships
4.1.7 Telegraph
4.1.8 Urbanization
4.1.9 Agriculture
4.1.9.1 Slave labor
4.2 Finance, money and banking
4.2.1 Panic of 1857
4.3 Immigration surge
4.4 Civil War economy
4.4.1 Union
4.4.1.1 Financing the war
4.4.1.1.1 Tariffs
4.4.1.2 Land grants
4.4.1.3 Agriculture
4.4.2 Collapse of the South
4.5 Political developments
4.5.1 Treasury
4.5.2 Land grants
4.5.3 Banking
4.5.4 Education
4.5.5 Civil War
4.6 Financial issues of reconstruction
5 Late 19th century
5.1 Commerce, industry and agriculture
5.1.1 Railroads
5.1.2 Steel
5.1.3 Electric lights and electric street railways
5.1.4 Communications
5.1.5 Modern business management
5.1.6 Agriculture
5.1.7 Oil, minerals and mining
5.1.7.1 Oil
5.1.7.2 Coal
5.1.7.3 Iron ore
5.1.8 Finance, money and banking
5.1.9 Water supply and sewers
5.1.10 Labor unions
5.1.11 Political developments
6 Early 20th century
6.1 Economic growth and the 1910 break
6.2 Industry, commerce and agriculture
6.2.1 Electrification
6.2.2 Manufacturing
6.2.3 Electric street railways
6.2.4 Electrochemicals
6.2.5 Railroads
6.2.6 Automobiles and trucks
6.2.7 Highway system
6.2.8 Water supply and sewers
6.2.9 Agriculture
6.2.10 Communications
6.2.10.1 Telephone
6.2.10.2 Radio
6.2.11 Finance, money and banking
6.3 Political developments
6.3.1 World War I
6.3.2 Roaring Twenties: 1920–1929
6.4 Quality of life
7 Great Depression and World War II: 1929–1945
7.1 Pre-war industry, commerce, and agriculture
7.1.1 Manufacturing
7.2 Great Depression: