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Share of Wealth Held by Top Wealthholders, 1820 and 1860

Share of Wealth Held by Top Wealthholders, 1820 and 1860. Consumer Price Index, 1774-2002 (1860=100). Real Per Capita GDP, 1790-2002 ($1996). Cost of a Prime Male Slave, 1860. Nominal Price ($1860) ~ $3000 Multiple of Average 1860 Income ~ 19.6 (3000/153)

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Share of Wealth Held by Top Wealthholders, 1820 and 1860

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  1. Share of Wealth Held by Top Wealthholders, 1820 and 1860

  2. Consumer Price Index, 1774-2002 (1860=100)

  3. Real Per Capita GDP, 1790-2002 ($1996)

  4. Cost of a Prime Male Slave, 1860 Nominal Price ($1860) ~ $3000 Multiple of Average 1860 Income ~ 19.6 (3000/153) Multiple of Average 2000 Income ~ 1.4 (3000/2130)

  5. Real Per Capita GDP, 1805-1860 (total population and free population, $1996)

  6. Imports, Exports, and Net Trade Balance, 1820-1866 (millions of current $)

  7. NOTE: Most of the information for these slides (and for many others from the presentation) came from the Historical Statistics of the United States, Millenial Edition. You can read more about this source at http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSWeb/HSUSEntryServlet Check with your library and other on-line sources – you might have access to it somewhere (I have it through my library).

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