Economic Development During the Early-Nineteenth Century
Monday, January 10th, 2000This paper was written while I was in 11th grade at Winchester Thurston School for American History with Dr. Michael Naragon.
Carlos Macasaet
January 10, 2000
Economic Development During the Early-Nineteenth Century
In the years from 1840 to 1860, the population of New York increased. In 1840, the population of New York was 2,428,921. In 1850, the population had increased by approximately 23 percent and in 1860, by approximately 60 percent. In 1840, 97.9 percent of the population was white, the rest of the population consisted of free colored people and foreign-born persons. In 1850, the white population increased to 98.4 percent of the total population and rose slightly to 98.7 percent of the total population in 1860. This shows that in the period from 1840 to 1860, the population of New York did not become more racially diverse but rather became more pre-dominantly white.
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