Region
New England states
Middle states
Southern states
Western states
American Manufacturing
by Region, 1860
Number of
Manufacturing
Establishments
Average
Number of
Workers
20,671
391,836
$468,599,287
53,387
546,243
$802,338,392
20,631
110,721
$155,531,281
36,785
209,909
$384,606,530
Source: Bailey and Kennedy. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic,
D.C. Heath and Company, 1987 (adapted)
Annual Value of
Products
1. What conclusion can be reached by looking at the above chart? (What does the chart tell
you about regional American manufacturing in 1860?)