Growth of NYS Business May 8, 2000 For a number of reasons, business enterprise in New York grew by leaps and bounds between 1825 and 1860. New York's growth between the years 1825 and 1860 can be attributed to a number of factors. These include but cannot be limited to the construction of the Erie Canal, the invention of the telegraph, the developed of the railroads, the establishment of Wall Street and banking, the textile, shipping, agriculture and newpaper industries, the …
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…create a boom of business expansion during this period. It appeared as if we were developing not only as a state but as a civilized nation whenever this development would be curtailed by the onsloat of a civil war. Works Cited Allen, Oliver E. New York, New York: A History of the World's Most Exhilarating and Challenging City. New York: Macmillan, 1990. Ellis, David M., et al. A History of New York State. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1967.