It began when the representatives of the Third Estate chose a new king, created the National Assembly and pledged to create a Constitution.
It officially began with the storming of the Bastille on July 14th, 1789
The main reason why the money issued by the continental congress of little value was because it wasn't "backed" by anything real such as gold. Plus, this government had practically no credit.
The whole of Attica (the area sorounding and controlled by Athens) had a size of 2500 square kilometers) which is very small compared to the size of USA in 1789. At that time USA had an area of <span>864,746 square kilometers. </span>
