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  2. Early American currency - Wikipedia

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    The British parliament passed currency acts in 1751, 1764, and 1773 to regulate colonial paper money. During the American Revolution, the colonies became independent states. No longer subject to monetary regulations arbitrarily imposed by the British parliament, the states began to issue paper money to pay for military expenses.

  3. Banknote - Wikipedia

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    Code of Hammurabi Law 100 (c. 1755–1750 BC) stipulated repayment of a loan by a debtor to a creditor on a schedule with a maturity date specified in written contractual terms. [3] [4] [5] Law 122 stipulated that a depositor of gold, silver, or other chattel/movable property for safekeeping must present all articles and a signed contract of bailment to a notary before depositing the articles ...

  4. History of money - Wikipedia

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    Paper money was introduced in Song dynasty China during the 11th century. [81] The development of the banknote began in the 7th century, with local issues of paper currency. Its roots were in merchant receipts of deposit during the Tang dynasty (618–907), as merchants and wholesalers desired to avoid the heavy bulk of copper coinage in large ...

  5. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    After the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals. Continental currency was denominated in dollars from $ 1 ⁄ 6 to $80, including many odd denominations in between. During the Revolution, Congress issued $241,552,780 in Continental currency. [1]

  6. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    Congress continued to issue paper money after the Civil War, the latest of which is the Federal Reserve Note that was authorized by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Since the discontinuation of all other types of notes (Gold Certificates in 1933, Silver Certificates in 1963, and United States Notes in 1971), U.S. dollar notes have since been ...

  7. History of paper - Wikipedia

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    After printing was popularized during the Song dynasty the demand for paper grew substantially. The supply of bark could not keep up with the demand for paper, resulting in the invention of new kinds of paper using bamboo during the Song dynasty. [19] In the year 1101, 1.5 million sheets of paper were sent to the capital. [17]

  8. History of accounting - Wikipedia

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    The early development of accounting was closely related to developments in writing, counting, and money. In particular, there is evidence that a key step in the development of counting—the transition from concrete to abstract counting—was related to the early development of accounting and money and took place in Mesopotamia [1]

  9. Greenback (1860s money) - Wikipedia

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    Greenbacks were emergency paper currency issued by the United States during the American Civil War that were printed in green on the back. [1] They were in two forms: Demand Notes , issued in 1861–1862, [ 1 ] and United States Notes , issued in 1862–1865. [ 2 ]