there wasn't enough gold or silver to back it up
An expression that came from life during the American Revolution was to put your John Hancock on paper.
During the American Revolution, the value of money generally decreased due to rampant inflation and lack of backing for currency. The Continental Congress issued paper money, known as Continental Currency, to fund the war, but its overproduction led to a significant loss of value, famously resulting in the phrase "not worth a Continental." As the war progressed and economic instability grew, the purchasing power of money diminished, making it increasingly difficult for people to cope with rising prices and shortages.
People opposed Alexanders Hamilton's plan because he wanted everybody to help out. The southern states already helped out. They didn't want to help out even more.
confidential money
Paper money was actually invented by the Chinese during the 7th century.
Simply, Inflation of printing too much paper money for weapons during the war.
American citizans unleashed a storm of protest. When the government had borrowed money during the American Revolution, it had issued during the American Revolution, it had issued bonds-paper notes promising to repay the money in a certain length of time. In text book hope it will help.
An expression that came from life during the American Revolution was to put your John Hancock on paper.
The Boston Observer was a paper printed during the American Revolution. The paper began as one sympathetic to the Whig causes.
"continental" paper money "continental" paper money
A type of paper money used during the American Revolutionary War.
During the American Revolution, the value of money generally decreased due to rampant inflation and lack of backing for currency. The Continental Congress issued paper money, known as Continental Currency, to fund the war, but its overproduction led to a significant loss of value, famously resulting in the phrase "not worth a Continental." As the war progressed and economic instability grew, the purchasing power of money diminished, making it increasingly difficult for people to cope with rising prices and shortages.
People opposed Alexanders Hamilton's plan because he wanted everybody to help out. The southern states already helped out. They didn't want to help out even more.
confidential money
the printing of paper money by Congress and the states
Thousands of years ago. The Ancient Chinese had paper money. In all they produced paper money from the 9th through the 15th century. In the United States it dates from the revolution.
Paper money was actually invented by the Chinese during the 7th century.