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The various constraints like the profitability of the groundnut and the domestic cotton industry and others led to the failure of the British to transform colonial Nigeria into a cotton paradise and ultimately were forced to promote the use of traditional agriculture in northern Nigeria. The British, due to lack of manpower in administering Nigeria, chose to govern through a modified emirate system and hoped that the agricultural sector using traditional methods of cultivation would produce and export cotton in high quantities to Britain.

Construction on the first commercial telegraph line in the United States began in 1845. Over the next fifteen years, states promoted and regulated the industry through a variety of statutes. This article explores the patterns of telegraph legislation over time and across states. The patterns of telegraph legislation are shown to fit general regulatory patterns of economic activity during the nineteenth century.

A study on the careers of unskilled workers in Newburyport, MA, between 1850 and 1880, focused on the prospects of economic improvement. Results revealed that migrants had strong potentials of career development than those who decided to stay. Schools in the nineteenth-century had catered mostly to children of naturally-born residents than to immigrant children. Economic considerations played an important role in the education of immigrants, where access to education depended on family income.

An analysis of the historical perspectives of the telegraph industry focuses on the emergence of new technology, contractual system and regulations, and their significance to the industry's development. The poor performance of the network in its early existence resulted in more regulations, which were reduced due to improved performance. Network improvement saw the need for contracting services in order to keep pace with competition. However, consolidation was perceived as a monopolistic decision to secure control of the industry.

A study examines the political consequences of the 1873 legislation that increased the salaries of Congressmen in the United States. Political and civil service reforms are discussed.

Prohibition of the manufacture, importation and sale of cigarettes occurred in Canada and the United States as a part of the Progressive Movement. Social reformers played the major role for getting prohibition on the legislative agenda, but once on the floor, the supporters of consumers and producers voiced their opinions.