social + economic development

example of inequality of wealth between white males

in 1860 top 5% of white men owned over 53% of wealth

bottom 50% owned only 1%

how many women worked

25% white women worked outside of the home before marriage

less than 5% worked after marriage

examples of population growth

doubled every 25 years

1840 = 17 million

1860 = 31 million

examples of transport growth

1840 = 3,000 miles of railroads

1860 = 30,000 miles

example of urbanisation

1820 = less than 1 in 10 lived in towns

1860 = 1 in 5 lived in towns

chicago population grew from 40 in 1830 to 109,000 in 1860

new york had 800,000 people in 1860