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Would slavery have survived had the country managed to avoid the Civil War? How did the plantation economy work? How did economic issues influence the coming of the Civil War?
A History of the Global Economy. Why are some parts of the world poor today, while others are rich? At which point in time did they diverge, and what were the reasons? These core questions are addressed in a concise and accessible introduction to global economic development since 1500.
History Resources. Infographic: North-South Comparisons before the Civil War. by Gilder Lehrman Institute. Download this infographic as an image. Stay up to date, and subscribe to our quarterly newsletter. Learn how the Institute impacts history education through our work guiding teachers, energizing students, and supporting research.
First, the Market Revolution—the shift from an agricultural economy to one based on wages and the exchange of goods and services—completely changed the northern and western economy between 1820 and 1860.
In this article, the author of The Invisible Hand in American History analyzes the economies of the Northeast and the South and their interrelationships before the Civil War.
2.1 Economic Development, Nominal Wage Flexibility, and Antebellum Labor Markets America experienced several expansions and contractions in economic ac- tivity between its founding and the Civil War. The Embargo of 1807 abruptly ended the export boom of the Napoleonic Wars, a recession followed the War
Pre-Civil War Reform. During the first half of the 19th century, reformers launched unprecedented campaigns to reduce drinking, establish prisons, create public schools, educate the deaf and the blind, abolish slavery, and extend equal rights to women.
