U.S. Economic Growth, 1790–1860

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:characterizedBy	gptkb:urban_development agricultural innovation industrialization westward expansion population growth expansion of slavery transportation revolution rise of manufacturing market revolution
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:U.S._dollar
gptkbp:endDate	1860
gptkbp:GDP	approximately 4% per year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Economic Growth, 1790–1860
gptkbp:mainIndustry	agriculture iron railroads textiles cotton
gptkbp:mainLaborSource	free labor slave labor
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:California_Gold_Rush gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase gptkb:Erie_Canal_opening gptkb:Panic_of_1837 gptkb:Panic_of_1819 expansion of railroads invention of the cotton gin
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Andrew_Jackson gptkb:Eli_Whitney gptkb:Francis_Cabot_Lowell gptkb:Henry_Clay gptkb:Robert_Fulton
gptkbp:population	from about 4 million to over 31 million
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Midwest South West Northeast
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Antebellum_Period gptkb:Industrial_Revolution gptkb:Market_Revolution
gptkbp:startDate	1790
gptkbp:transportationImprovements	canals railroads steamboats turnpikes
gptkbp:urbanPopulationShare	increased from 5% to 20%
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Robert_E._Gallman
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8