American politics (non-partisan) from the beginning to date

by Thomas V. Cooper; Hector T. Fenton

PERIODS.	1862.	1863.	1864.	1865.	1866.	1867.	1868.	1869.
January	102.5	145.1	155.5	216.2	140.1	134.6	138.5	135.6
February	103.5	160.5	158.6	205.5	138.4	137.4	141.4	134.4
March	101.8	154.5	162.9	173.8	130.5	135.	139.5	131.3
April	101.5	151.5	172.7	148.5	127.3	135.6	138.7	132.9
May	103.3	148.9	176.3	135.6	131.8	137.	139.6	139.2
June	106.5	144.5	210.7	140.1	148.7	137.5	140.1	138.1
July	115.5	130.6	258.1	142.1	151.6	139.4	142.7	136.1
August	114.5	125.8	254.1	143.5	148.7	109.8	145.5	134.2
September	118.5	134.2	222.5	143.9	145.5	143.4	143.6	136.8
October	128.5	147.7	207.2	145.5	148.3	143.5	137.1	130.2
November	131.1	148.	233.5	147.	143.8	139.6	134.4	126.2
December	132.3	151.1	227.5	146.2	136.7	134.8	135.2	121.5
First quarter-year	102.6	153.4	159.	198.5	136.3	135.7	139.8	133.8
Second quarter-year	103.8	148.3	186.6	141.4	135.9	136.7	139.5	136.7
Third quarter-year	116.2	130.2	244.9	143.2	148.6	141.2	143.9	135.7
Fourth quarter-year	130.6	148.9	222.7	146.2	142.9	139.3	135.6	126.
First half-year	103.2	150.8	172.8	169.9	136.1	136.2	139.6	135.3
Second half-year	123.4	139.6	233.8	144.7	145.8	140.3	139.8	130.8
Calendar year	113.3	145.2	203.3	157.3	140.9	138.2	139.7	133.
Fiscal year ended June 30		137.1	156.2	201.9	140.4	141.	139.9	137.5

PERIODS.	1870.	1871.	1872.	1873.	1874.	1875.	1876.	1877.	1878.
January	121.3	110.7	109.1	112.7	111.4	112.5	112.8	106.3	102.1
February	119.5	111.5	110.3	114.1	112.3	114.5	113.4	105.4	102.
March	112.6	111.	110.1	115.5	112.1	115.5	114.3	104.8	101.2
April	113.1	110.6	111.1	117.8	113.4	114.8	113.	106.2	100.6
May	114.7	111.5	113.7	117.7	112.4	115.8	112.6	106.9	100.7
June	112.9	112.4	113.9	116.5	111.3	117.	112.5	105.4	100.8
July	116.8	112.4	114.3	115.7	110.	114.8	111.9	105.4	100.5
August	117.9	112.4	114.4	115.4	109.7	113.5	111.2	105.	100.6
September	114.8	114.5	113.5	112.7	109.7	115.8	110.	103.3	100.4
October	112.8	113.2	113.2	108.9	110.	116.4	109.7	102.8	100.6
November	111.4	111.2	112.9	108.6	110.9	114.7	109.1	102.8	100.2
December	110.7	109.3	112.2	110.	111.7	113.9	109.8	102.8	100.1
First quarter-year	117.8	111.1	109.8	114.1	111.9	114.2	113.5	105.5	101.7
Second quarter-year	113.6	111.5	112.9	117.3	112.4	115.9	112.7	106.2	100.7
Third quarter-year	116.5	113.1	114.1	114.6	109.8	114.7	111.	104.6	101.5
Fourth quarter-year	111.6	111.2	112.8	109.2	110.9	115.	108.9	102.8	101.3
First half-year	115.7	111.3	111.4	115.7	112.2	115.1	113.1	105.9	101.2
Second half-year	114.	121.1	113.4	111.9	110.3	114.8	109.9	103.7	100.4
Calendar year	114.9	111.7	112.4	113.8	111.2	114.9	111.5	104.8	100.8
Fiscal year ended June 30	123.3	112.7	111.8	114.6	112.	112.7	113.9	107.9	102.8

CHRONOLOGICAL POLITICS.

1765.—March 8.—Parliament passes the Stamp Act. Oct. 7.—Colonial Congress met at New York.

1766.—Stamp Act repealed, Mar. 18.

1767.—June 29.—Bill passed taxing tea, glass, paper, etc., in the American colonies.

1768.—Massachusetts assembly petition the King against the late tax.

1773.—The inhabitants of Boston throw 342 chests of the taxed tea into the sea.

1774.—Mar. 31.—The Boston Port Bill passed by Parliament. Sept. 5.—The first Continental Congress meets at Philadelphia.

1775.—April 19.—The war for American Independence commences with the Battle of Lexington.