A Cotton Tale
Analyze the causes and consequences of cotton production in the U.S.
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Fruit of the Boom: The Impact of the Industrial Revolution on Economic Growth
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This Page One Economics reading assignment combines the story of the Industrial Revolution with the concept of economic growth to show how eighteenth century England changed the way we work today. Print the article.
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