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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...

how did the north finance the civil war
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how did the north finance the civil war

Greenbacks, Bonds, and Bankers: How the North Kept its War Machine Running The American Civil War was a clash of ideologies, but it was also a battle fought on the financial front. While the Confederacy struggled with limited resources and a collapsing economy, the Union had to figure out how to fund its massive war...