History of the United States I / Unit 9 USH1 1218 short lesson, about 20 seconds
New York's Growth
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The idea
New York City's population rose from thirty-three thousand in seventeen ninety to two hundred seventy thousand by eighteen twenty-five.
In practice
Better than an eightfold increase in thirty-five years.
Where people slip
The Erie Canal opened in the last of those years, and entry 1231 covers what it did to that number.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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