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This 5 page paper examines the two time periods in American history. The time in between is the focus of this paper that examines the industrial revolution, slavery and immigration. Many statistics are included in this factual look at the early part of the nineteenth century when society changed a great deal. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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both periods were after the Revolutionary War and before the Civil War would end. Both periods saw slavery and industry. Of course, the former would see more slavery and the
latter more industry. As the century wore on, the society became more industrialized and citified. People would come from other countries in search of opportunity and the people grew wary
of slavery as an institution. The country endured a great deal of change and it was for the better. The economy reflected the positive nature of he changes that occurred
in the early part of the nineteenth century. Meyer (2004) looks at America between the years 1790 and 1860 and notices the fact that a predominately agricultural society transitioned
to one that gained in industry. He asks, how is this possible (2004)? Of course, the easy answer is that it was a time of the industrial revolution, or at
least the early part of it. Things were changing and cities were beginning to spring up. However, in the United States of America, there were things that would affect the
economy, which are mass immigration and slavery. Slavery was an institution that created a significant gain economically and that is hardly in dispute. By 1860, slavery was in full force
but shortly after that, the slaves would be freed. Both the 1790 and 1860 periods were prior to the end of the Civil War. Of course, the latter period sits
right up against the Civil War and one can see that things that occurred in that year did have an influence on the Civil War. The 1790 census claims
that less than half of the population was English and about 20% (Miller & Faux, 1997, 93) was African American. About 15% (1997, 93) were Scottish or Irish and 7%
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