The Economy of Colonial America / / Edwin J. Perkins.
Studies the economy of colonial America by looking at the different occupational groups including farmers, servants, and merchants, and also the taxes and politics of the time.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1988] ©1988 |
| Year of Publication: | 1988 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- I. Population and Economic Growth
- II. Foreign Trade
- SECTION ONE: Occupational Groups
- Introduction
- III. Farmers and Planters
- IV. Indentured Servants and Slaves
- V. Artisans and Merchants
- VI. Women in the Colonial Economy
- SECTION TWO: Money and Taxes
- Introduction
- VII. Money and Politics
- VIII. Taxes and Politics
- IX. Living Standards and Income Growth
- Appendix: Note on Price and Income Estimates
- Index of Names
- Subject Index