The system of money in America between 1776 and 1789 was a hodgepodge.
It consisted of British, French, Continental, and Spanish currencies,
and base metals or gold and silver. After Spain entered the war on the
side of the United States, the standard currency became the Spanish
dollar. Still, other currencies were accepted. After the war ended, The
United States went on a gold standard and the government stopped issuing
paper currency, but individual banks issued paper currency.
Answer:
Emancipation Proclamation
Explanation:
Answer:
The abolitionist movement and the underground railroad increased tensions between the North and South because they highlighted the problem of slavery while fighting against it directly. Southern states felt attacked by these movements.
Explanation:
Slavery was an important feature of Souther identity. Because of their strong defense of slavery they felt personally attacked by any critics of the slavery system.
Thus as the abolitionist movement and the underground railroad gained momentum these questions got more intense. In the South the hate for abolitionism got to the point where censorship was overt: abolitionism was illegal and president Andrew Jackson prohibited the postal service from delivering abolitionist publications to the South.
These tensions were not resolved and would lead to the Civil War.
<span> The country was too weak and unstable to fight another </span>war<span> with a major European power.</span>
