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Facts & Figures:
Slavery, Civil War and Westward Expansion

Population
Year

Population
(total number)

1810

7 239 900

1830

12 866 000

1850

23 191 900

1870

39 818 500

   
Population 1630 - 2000
Immigration 1821 - 2004
 
Geography
 
Admission to Statehood (1800 - 1860s)
   
Year
State
1803 Ohio
1812 Louisiana
1816 Indiana
1817 Mississippi
1818 Illinois
1819 Alabama
1820 Maine
1821 Missouri
1836 Arkansas
1837 Michigan
1845 Florida
1845 Texas
1846 Iowa
1848 Wisconsin
1850 California
1858 Minnesota
1859 Oregon
1861 Kansas
1863 West Virginia
1864 Nevada
1867 Nebraska

Whereas many territories were admitted to statehood shortly after settlement, some areas such as Alaska (bought from Russia in 1867) were admitted after many years.

Land Area 1790 - 2000
Statehood
 

Money

Not until 1861, did the government issue paper money as we know it today. However, it issued "Treasury Notes" intermittently during periods of financial stress, such as the War of 1812 and the Mexican War of 1846.

During the period 1793 - 1861, private banks were permitted to print and circulate their own paper currency under State Charters, each carrying a different design.

Prices: 1860 - 1890 | 1900 - 1999
Priceindex
Value of the Dollar 1800 - 2000
 
 
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Updated: April 2006