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Topic: Demographic history of the United States


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  United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
The United States Constitution is the supreme legal document in the American system, and serves as a social contract between the people of the United States and their government.
The economic history of the United States is a story of economic growth that began with marginally successful colonial economies and progressed to the largest industrial economy in the world in the 20th and early 21st century.
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 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USA
Manifest Destiny was a philosophy that encouraged westward expansion in the United States: as the population of the Eastern states grew and as a steady increase of immigrants entered the country, settlers moved steadily westward across North America.
The United States currently enjoys a positive relationship with the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Poland, among several others, in that these nations are participating as active military allies with, or logistical supporters of, the United States in all theaters.
The United States is often under criticism from Western governments and NGOs concerning lengthy detention without trial, forced confessions, torture, and mistreatment of prisoners as well as some restrictions on freedoms of speech and the press, as being violations of their definition of human rights.
www.speedace.info /united_states_of_america_usa.htm   (8119 words)

  
 CLEP: History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present
The History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present examination covers material that is usually taught in the second semester of what is often a two-semester course in United States history.
The examination covers the period of United States history from the end of the Civil War to the present, with the majority of the questions on the twentieth century.
To prepare for the History of the United States II exam, it is advisable to study one or more college textbooks, which can be found in most college bookstores.
www.collegeboard.com /student/testing/clep/ex_us2.html   (422 words)

  
 Demographic history of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Between, 1880 and 1900, the urban population of the United States rose from 28% to 40% (1), and reached 50% by 1920, in part due to 9,000,000 European immigrants.
During the 1990s, the rural population of Illinois increased by 1%, while the population of Chicago, Illinois increased 12%.
Klein, Herbert S. A Population History of the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demographic_history_of_the_United_States   (1369 words)

  
 CLEP: History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877
The History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 examination covers material that is usually taught in the first semester of a two-semester course in United States history.
The examination covers the period of United States history from early European colonizations to the end of Reconstruction, with the majority of the questions on the period of 1790-1877.
To prepare for the History of the United States I exam, it is advisable to study one or more college textbooks, which can be found in most college bookstores.
www.collegeboard.com /student/testing/clep/ex_us1.html   (457 words)

  
 The Ultimate United States Census Bureau - American History Information Guide and Reference
The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce.
Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and the number of Representatives in Congress determined accordingly.
The Census Bureau's establishment is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code.
www.historymania.com /american_history/United_States_Census_Bureau   (336 words)

  
 U.S. Demographic Research - Public Documents & Maps
1990/2000 Resident Population of the U.S., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
Estimates and projections of North Carolina demographics for the state, counties, and municipalities.
The microfilm collection at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh (http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/) includes all Federal Decennial Census schedules for North Carolina from 1790 to 1920 (1890 was destroyed by fire) and other states through 1880.
docs.lib.duke.edu /federal/guides/us_demographic.html   (2379 words)

  
 Courses: Fall | History Department | Columbia University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The political, cultural, and social history of the State of Israel from its founding in 1948 to the present (C).
A history of the Caribbean from the 1830s to the 1960s, covering economic, social, and political developments in the Hispanic and non-Hispanic areas of the archipelago (D).
The period of Southern history between the end of Reconstruction and World War I, during which the foundation was laid for a Southern Order more durable than any of its predecessors—either the Old South of King Cotton, the Confederate South of the Civil War era, or the Republican south of the Reconstruction.
www.columbia.edu /cu/history/courses/courses_fall2003.htm   (3233 words)

  
 United States History
Annotated entries for over 1100 reference works useful for political, social, intellectual, and economic history and the history of civilizations, holdings of archives, chronologies, and auxiliaries to the study of history, such as heraldry, genealogy, and biography.
A selective bibliography of writings on United States history from the 1980s and early 1990s in English, arranged in ten chronological categories which are subdivided by subject matter.
Demographic and economic data for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
www2.lib.udel.edu /subj/hist/resguide/ushist.htm   (2543 words)

  
 WWW-VL: History: United States History: Demography and Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
WWW-VL: History: United States History: Demography and Genealogy
Census Data for the United States - 1790 to 1860
RETURN TO WWW-VL History was established as HNSource (Kansas History Gateway) on 6 March 1993.
vlib.iue.it /history/USA/demography.html   (66 words)

  
 | Review | The History Teacher, 38.2 | The History Cooperative
The topics of American demographic change, population migration, and immigration patterns have been extensively studied by many prominent and prestigious historians.
A Population History of the United States is a survey.
However, for a concise, readable, accessible survey of the demographic history of this nation, one could find no better effort then Klein's work.
www.historycooperative.org /journals/ht/38.2/br_4.html   (745 words)

  
 Courses: Fall | History Department | Columbia University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The French Revolution; the Napoleonic experience; demographic and economic transformations; bourgeois society and its enemies; ideologies, reform, and revolutions of the mid-19th century (B).
Examines the social conflicts that accompanied the transformation of the United States from an agrarian republic and slave society to one of the most powerful industrial nations in the world.
The integration of those events with the social and cultural history of the time and consideration of the influence of class, race, ethnicity, and gender on both society and politics.
www.columbia.edu /cu/history/courses/courses_fall2004.htm   (3435 words)

  
 CLEP History of the United States I: Study Guide
The material covered in the CLEP exam in History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877 (which is reflected in the lecture notes and study guide which follow) is generally considered equivalent to a one semester lower division college course.
Read the early history of each state of the original 13 colonies (each state has a separate entry in the encyclopedia).
As history unfolds and new territories and states are added to the Union, read the early history of each territory and state in the encyclopedia.
www.freeuniv.com /lect/hus1sg.htm   (748 words)

  
 AP United States History
The goals of the AP United States History course is designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States History.
Changes in the demographic structure of the United States and their consequences
The relationship between private and state contributions to economic growth; the development of a mixed economy
ap_history_online.tripod.com /unitedstates.htm   (248 words)

  
 Internet Public Library: United States History
This site allows users to "learn about US History through the prism of US presidential campaign ads, better understand the complexities of campaign issues and their historical context by looking at historical events, and explore the meanings of core values." Features historical videos and photographs, including presidential campaign videos.
This web site catalogs historic state hospitals founded in the latter half of the 19th century, focusing on--but not limited to--facilities built on the "Kirkbride plan." Included are hospitals still in operation, hospitals still standing though closed, and those that no longer physically exist.
An encyclopedia exploring the history, social conditions, and contributions of women in the United States.
www.ipl.org /div/subject/browse/hum30.55.85   (2015 words)

  
 Historical, Demographic, Economic, and Social Data: The United States, 1790-1970   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Detailed county and state-level ecological or descriptive data for the United States for the years 1790 to 1970 are contained in this collection.
These data files contain extensive information about the social and political character of the United States, including a breakdown of population by state, race, nationality, number of families, size of the family, births, deaths, marriages, occupation, religion, and general economic conditions.
The Population of the United States from 1790-1970
webapp.icpsr.umich.edu /cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/00003.xml   (401 words)

  
 WTPS United States History Links
History and Politics Out Loud ("HPOL is a collection of invaluable audio materials some available for the first time on this website capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century.
The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress comprise a rich documentary history of the construction of the nation, the development of the federal government, and its role in the national life.
History of the Cherokee ("a tribute to the strength and determination of our people to survive centuries of trials and oppression"...
www.wtps.org /links/hist_us.htm   (9115 words)

  
 United States History
(Departments of History, University of Albany, SUNY and Creighton University and WRPI-FM)
Poverty in the United States: 1996 (U.S. Census Bureau)
Oral History and Folklore of the Miami Valley, Ohio (Miami University)
www.tntech.edu /history/usa.html   (7499 words)

  
 WWW-VL: History: United States History: US history: USA | W3 Virtual Library
WWW-VL: History: United States History: US history: USA
WWW-VL History was established as HNSource (Kansas History Gateway) on 6 March 1993.
Lynn H. Nelson, History Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas, original author.
vlib.iue.it /history/USA   (118 words)

  
 UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources in US History
The following web sites are useful gateways to research and teaching sources and general resources in United States History on the Internet.
The quality of the organization varies, but together these sites offer comprehensive coverage of the content on the Internet relating to United States History.
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
www.library.ucla.edu /libraries/url/colls/ushist/index.htm   (389 words)

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