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Statistics: Slaves and Slaveholdings

Economics

6, 7, 8

Slaveholding, 1860 Non-slaveholders 76.1 percent 1-9 slaves 17.2 percent 10-99 6.6 percent over 100 0.1 percent Distribution of Slaves Number of slaves held 0 1-6 7-39 40+ Percent of white families 75 15 9 1 Percent of slaves held 0...

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Infographic: North-South Comparisons before the Civil War

Economics, Geography, Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12

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Infographic: Casualties and Costs of the Civil War

Economics, Government and Civics, World History

9, 10, 11, 12

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Infographic: Differences between Federalists and Antifederalists

Economics, Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12

The differences between the Federalists and the Antifederalists are vast and at times complex. Federalists’ beliefs could be better described as nationalist. The Federalists were instrumental in 1787 in shaping the new US Constitution...

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Statistics: The Changing Lives of American Women

Economics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Changing Family Age of First Marriage Average Household Size Male Female 1790 -- -- 5.79 1890 26.1 22.0 4.93 1900 25.9 21.9 4.76 1910 25.1 21.6 4.54 1920 24.6 21.2 4.34 1930 24.3 21.3 4.11 1940 24.3 21.5 3.77 1950 22.8 20.3 3.52...

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Statistics: The Changing Lives of American Farmers

Economics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

9, 10, 11, 12

Agricultural Productivity 1800 1900 Wheat Worker-hours to produce an acre 56 15 Yield per acre 15 14 Corn Worker-hours per acre 86 38 Yield per acre 25 26 Cotton Worker-hours per acre 185 112 Yield per acre 147 191 ...

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Statistics: Trends in American Farming

Economics, Geography

9, 10, 11, 12

Percentage of Labor Force in Agriculture 1860 53% 1870 52% 1880 51% 1890 43% 1900 40% 1910 31% 1920 26% 1930 21% Farming Profession Number of Farms (in thousands) Proportion of Total Population 1940 6,350 23.1% 1950 5,648 15.2% 1960 3...

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Infographic: Industrialization: The Growth of Industry

Economics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

View this infographic as a downloadable PDF. If you would like to learn more about Industrialization, view " Industrialization: American Labor " and " Industrialization: Changing Living Standards ." ...

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Infographic: Industrialization: American Labor

Economics

9, 10, 11, 12

View this infographic as a downloadable PDF. If you would like to learn more about Industrialization, view " Industrialization: Changing Living Standards " and " Industrialization: The Growth of Industry ." ...

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Infographic: Industrialization: Changing Living Standards

Economics

9, 10, 11, 12

View this infographic as a downloadable PDF. If you would like to learn more about Industrialization, view Industrialization - American Labor and Industrialization - The Growth of Industry . ...

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1,565 items

Statistics: Slaves and Slaveholdings

Infographic: North-South Comparisons before the Civil War

Infographic: Casualties and Costs of the Civil War

Infographic: Differences between Federalists and Antifederalists

Statistics: The Changing Lives of American Women

Statistics: The Changing Lives of American Farmers

Statistics: Trends in American Farming

Infographic: Industrialization: The Growth of Industry

Infographic: Industrialization: American Labor

Infographic: Industrialization: Changing Living Standards

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