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OPTION #1: AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH FROM 1790-1860
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Option 1: American Economic Growth from 1790-1860
HST201: US History I
Colorado State University – Global Campus
March 11
,
2017
OPTION #1: AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH FROM 1790-1860
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Option 1: American Economic Growth from 1790-1860
As the 1800’s approached, the United States economy began to grow rapidly. This was
due in part to major changes in industries such as communications, transportation, and
agriculture. As new technologies and more efficient processes continued to emerge, this trend
continued up to the impending American Civil War in the 1860’s. Looking back at this time
period, a significant portion of it falls within the period classified as the Industrial Revolution,
specifically because of this rapid economic boom. This paper will examine some of the changes
that facilitated such significant economic growth in America, and discuss how these major
advancement were possible in a span of less than a century.
Changes in Communication
Changes in the way Americans were able to communicate had a large impact on the
transformation of America during the late 1700s and 1800s. One example, and perhaps one of the
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