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how did the north and south finance the civil war
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how did the north and south finance the civil war

Money Talks: Funding the Battles of Brother Against Brother The American Civil War, a conflict that tore a nation apart, was more than just battles and bravery; it was also a war of resources. Both the North and the South needed vast sums of money to fund their armies, pay for supplies, and keep the...

how did the american government finance the revolutionary war
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how did the american government finance the revolutionary war

From Bootstraps to Battleships: How America Paid for Freedom Imagine trying to fund a rebellion against one of the world’s most powerful empires – that’s exactly what the newly formed United States faced in the late 1700s. With no established national treasury, facing off against the mighty British Empire was a daunting task, financially speaking....

how did the us government finance the civil war
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how did the us government finance the civil war

Paying for Freedom: How the US Government Funded the Fight Against Slavery The American Civil War, a tumultuous period in our nation’s history, wasn’t just fought on battlefields. It was also a financial struggle, with both sides scrambling to raise the massive sums needed to wage war. But how did the Union, fighting to preserve...