<span>The federal government stopped accepting paper money for the purchase of land.
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The people felt like they couldn't trust the banks anymore. So everyone started to go to the banks and withdrawl their money. Then the FDIC was invented to secure that banks would give your money back.
Good question, thanks for improving my knowledge.
Rahil azam,,,,India
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