vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Mississippi 3 EVs on Statehood 1830 +1: Cotton Plantations Continue to Grow in the Deep South 1840: +2 Treaty for Chickasaw Lands; Treaty for Choctaw Lands (2 events) 1850: +1 Cotton is King in Mississippi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Missouri 3 EVs on Statehood 1830 +1: Manufacturing Spreads to Great Plains and Midwest 1840: +3 Treaty with Sioux, Sauk, and Fox (+1); Farmers from Kentucky Spread Westward (+1); John Deere (+1) 1850: +2 St Louis Becomes Gateway to the West 1860: +2 Emergence of Steamboats and Rail See Population Boom in Great Plains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: New Hampshire 5 EVs on Statehood 1790 +1: Manufacturing appears 1800: +1: New Hampshire follows Massachusetts in Manufacturing Boom 1810: +1 : Boston and Other New England Ports Lead in Shipbuilding Boom 1830: -1: Manufacturing Spreads to Great Plains and Midwest 1840 -1: New England Diaspora Spreads 1850 -1: Iron and Copper Discovered in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: New Jersey 6 EVs on Statehood 1790 +1: New Jersey Benefits from Growth of Nearby New York City 1800 +1: Manufacturing Spreads to Mid-Atlantic 1840 -1: Folks from NJ, PA, and NY join the Westward Movement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: New York 8 EVs on Statehood 1790 +4: NYC Rivaling Philadelphia as Financial Center 1800 +7: Manufacturing Spreads to Mid-Atlantic (+4); Buttonwood Agreement (+3) 1810 +10: Fulton's Steamboat 1820 +7: NYC Replaces Philadelphia as the Largest City (+4); New Englanders Begin to Settle Westward (+3) 1830 +6: Erie Canal Completed 1840 -6: Folks from NJ, PA, and NY join the Westward Movement 1850 -1: California Gold Rush 1860 -2: Emergence of Steamboats and Rail See Population Boom in Great Plains (-1); The American Whaling Industry in Rapid Decline (-1) NY is THE critical state in all presidential elections from 1788 until California and Texas start sharing power in the 1970s. As such, for 200 years NY is something of a battleground state with enough EVs to certainly swing the election. For this reason, presidential tickets seem to always have someone from NY on them at this time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 I'm going to have to do some teaching prep. Hopefully, I can get back to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: North Carolina 7 EVs on Statehood 1790 +5: Migrants from Virginia Aid in Tobacco Boom in NC 1800 +2: Cotton Gin 1810 +1: Rev War Land Grants to populate the South 1840 -4: Coastal South Loses Some Influence to Gulf States 1850 -1: Cotton is King in Mississippi 1860 -1: Plantation States Losing Influence to states with modern, diverse industries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Ohio 3 EVs on Statehood 1810 +5: Rev War Land Grants to Populate Midwest 1820 +8: New Englanders Begin to Settle Westward (+3); Boom in canals and roads sees population boom along Ohio River (+3); Settlers Fill Ohio as Shawnee Vacate Lands (+2) 1830 +5: Manufacturing Spreads to Great Plains and Midwest (+3); Virginians and Marylanders head westward (+2) 1840 +2: Folks from NJ, PA, and NY join the Westward Movement 1860 -2: Emergence of Steamboats and Rail See Population Boom in Great Plains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Only 6 more states. to get us up to 1868. May or may not get to them today. I suspect the 1868-present events will be fewer because the population adjustments aren't as volatile once the nation fills in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Pennsylvania 10 EVs on Statehood 1790 +5: Treaty of Fort Stanwix 1800 +5: Manufacturing Spreads to Mid-Atlantic 1810 +5: Canals Aids in Paper, Leather, and Footwear Manufacturing Boom in Philadelphia 1820 +3: New Englander Begin to Settle Westward 1830 +2: Agricultural Golden Age in Pennsylvania 1840 -4: Folks from NJ, PA, and NY join the Westward Movement 1850 +1: Irish Immigration Swells Philadelphia 1860 -1: Emergence of Steamboats and Rail See Population Boom in Great Plains 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Rhode Island 3 EVs on Statehood 1790 +1: Manufacturing appears That one was easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: South Carolina 7 EVs on Statehood 1790 +1: Treaty to Hopewell 1800 +2: Cotton Gin 1810 +1: Rev War Land Grants to populate the South 1840 -2: Coastal South Loses Some Influence to Gulf States 1850 -1: Cotton is King in Mississippi 1860 -2: Plantation States Losing Influence to states with modern, diverse industries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Tennessee 3 EVs on Statehood 1800 +2: Exhausted soil leads migration of Tobacco farmers from MD and VA to KY and TN. 1810 +3: Rev War Land Grants to populate the South 1820 +3: Tobacco Boom in Tennessee 1830 +4: Virginians and Marylanders head westward 1840 -2: Farmers from KY and TN Spread Westward 1850 -1: California Gold Rush 1860 -2: Emergence of Steamboats and Rail See Population Boom in Great Plains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Texas 3 EVs on Statehood 1850 +1: Demand for Cotton sees growth of industry outside Deep South 1860 +2: Cotton continues to thrive outside the Deep South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Vermont 3 EVs on Statehood 1790 +1: Manufacturing Appears 1800 +2: Lumber Industry Boom in Vermont 1810 +2: Boston and other Massachusetts Ports Lead Shipbuilding Boom 1820 -1: New Englanders Begin to Settle Westward 1840 -1 New England Diaspora Spreads 1850 -1 Iron and Copper Discovered in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Up next: Virginia 10 EVs on Statehood 1790 +11: Tobacco Boom in Virginia (+8); Religious Freedom Established in Virginia (+3) 1800 +3: Cotton Gin 1810 +1: Rev War Land Grants to populate the South 1820 -1: Settlers Fill Ohio as Shawnee Vacate Lands 1830 -1: Virginians and Marylanders head westward 1840 -6: Coastal South Loses Some Influence to Gulf States 1850 -2: Cotton is King in Mississippi 1860 -2: Emergence of Steamboats and Rail See Population Boom in Great Plains Done with states up to 1868 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Now on to population-related Scripted Events from 1868 to the present. I have a lot of teaching-related things to do today, so I'm not sure how much progress I'll make. First state is Alaska. Ok, done with that one. it never gets beyond 3 EVs. Alabama 1870 +2: 13th Amendment 1890 +1: Effects of Southern Industrialization 1910 +1: Urbanization in the South 1930 -1: Effects of Great Migration 1960 -1: Effects of the 2nd Great Migration 1970 -1: Domestic Migration to the West and Southwest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Arizona (Statehood 3 EVs) 1940 +1:Effects of Hoover Dam and Water Improvements 1960 +1: Air Conditioner Readily Available 1970 +1: Domestic Migration to Southwest 1980 +1: Phoenix and Tucson Drawing in Major Companies 1990 +1: Suburban Sprawl in the Southwest 2000 +2: Southwest Becoming Fastest Growing Region 2010 +1: Movement to Southwest Continues Okay, I gotta take off for the train. Might get some more done later, but I'm not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Arkansas 1870 +1: 13th Amendment 1880 +1: The New South 1890 +1: Effects of Southern Industrialization 1900 +1: Tenant Farming Expands in Arkansas 1950 -1: Returning Rural-born WWII Vets Seek Better Wages in Urban States 1960 -2: Effects of the 2nd Great Migration I should be doing teaching prep, but I'll just cram through it right before classes and stay later after classes to work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 This one was a beast: California 1870 +1: Offer Land Grants to help Populate the Mountain States, West Coast, and Southwest 1880 +2: Desert Land Act 1890 +1: Asian Immigration Boosts California Population 1900 +1: Electric Rail and Oil Bring Many to California 1910 +3: Newland Reclamation Act 1930 +19: Effects of Great Migration (+5); Industrialization Boom in California (+7); Hollywood! (+3); Federal Funding for Highway (+3) 1940 +3: Effects of Hoover Dam and Water Improvements 1950 +7: Returning Rural-born WWII Vets Seek Better Wages in Urban States 1960 +8: Effects of the 2nd Great Migration (+4); Interstate Highway System (+4) 1970 +5: Domestic Migration to the West and Southwest 1980 +2: The Personal Computer Becomes Available 1990 +7: Suburban Sprawl in the Southwest (+3); West Coast Becomes Center of Tech World (+3); Mexican Immigration to South and Southwest (+1) 2000 +1: Southwest Becoming Fastest Growing Region 2020 -1: High Costs and Frequent Wildfires Hit California 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Colorado (statehood 3 EVs) 1890 +1: Colorado Silver Boom 1900 +1: Mining in the Mountain States Continues to Boom 1910 +1: Mining in Colorado Arguably at a Peak 1970 +1: Highway Construction in Mountain States 1980 +1: Denver Seen as an Up and Coming City 2000 +1: Business and Tech growing in Colorado 2020 +1: Marijuana Boom in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Connecticut 1900 +1: JP Morgan Boosts Rail Industry in Connecticut 1930 +1: Italian, Jewish, and Slavic Immigrants Pour Into the Northeast for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. 2000 -1: End of Cold War Results in Job Cuts in the Defense Industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Delaware is easy. No changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Florida 1870 +1: 13th Amendment 1900 +1: Flagler's RR Now Reaches Miami 1910 +1: Urbanization in the South 1930 +1: Northerners Migrate to Miami 1940 +1: Florida Grows Into Major Spring Break Destination Point 1950 +2: Shipbuilding Expands in Florida 1960 +4: Air Conditioner (+2); Space Industry Comes to Florida (+1), Interstate Highway (+1) 1970 +3: Mass Exodus of Cubans to Miami 1980 +4: Northern Retirees Make Florida Home (+2); Disney World Opens in Orlando (+2) 1990 +4: Large-Scale Latin American and Caribbean Immigration 2000 +2: Florida Cities Sprawl Throughout the Peninsula 2010 +2: Business-friendly Environment Brings Many to Florida 2020 +1: Business Boom in Florida Continues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 I'm kind of working on all the remaining states all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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