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Currency

The Money Question in Early America

September 11, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWe read and hear a lot about money. We read and hear about fluctuations in the value of the Dollar, Pound, and Euro, interest rates and who can and can’t get access to credit, and we also read and hear about new virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra.

We talk a lot about money. But where did the idea of money come from?

Did early Americans think about money a lot too? [Read more…] about The Money Question in Early America

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Currency, Early America, Early American History, Economic History, Massachusetts, Money, Podcasts, Religion, Science

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