North American Commerce

Paper Summary:

This paper opens by tracing the roots of America's commerce back to the Boston Tea Party. This paper details the manner in which the harbors on America's east coast accommodated both shipping and fishing from Nova Scotia to the Florida Straits. This paper delves into the booming economy on America's west coast which brought about the California Gold Rush and the fur trade which originated on the northwest. This paper examines the impact of various industries on America's growing economy including logging, agricultural and the railway system, which, by the 1880s connected the east and west coasts. This paper also focuses on North America's current natural resources and their contributions to the economy including natural gas, which is supplied primarily via Canada.

Table of Contents:
Exploiting the West
Today's Prospects
Political/Cultural Climate
References

From the Paper:

"The bases for antique economies on the North American continent are simple to define. They were economies of continuous expansion right up to the present, in many ways. Every schoolchild knows that the abundant rivers and rapids on the East Coast allowed the development of knitting mills and the clothing industry. As farmland grew more expensive, people moved westward. The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, linked the waters of Lake Erie (and the lands beyond the lake) and the Hudson River (and New York City, and the world) to the east. It opened up the nation west of the Appalachian Mountains, creating the midwestern breadbasket."

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