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MA History
Modern American History
| Supply | amount of good available to the public |
| demand | the "wants" of the people/consumer |
| more supply | price of item goes down |
| less supply | price of item goes up |
| Bad times | busts (people buy less) |
| Good times | booms (people buy more) |
| Business cycle | pattern of good and bad times |
| Natural resources | Lumber, water, coal, iron, copper, silver and gold |
| Growing population cause | 1860-1900: 31 million to 76 million |
| Growing population effect | Lead to demand for goods |
| Improved Transportation | Railroad production – ship items faster and farther |
| High Immigration | 1860-1900: 14 million new immigrants |
| High Immigration | Many skilled workers from Europe and China |
| High Immigration | Many unskilled workers provided the labor |
| Electricity |