The banknote (also known as paper money or note) was one of them. Marco Polo was particularly surprised when he first encountered it. Banknotes were not made out of paper, but out of the bark of the mulberry tree. Other products or inventions included the compass, the gunpowder and the printing.
During the war, France was supported by troops from Huron, Mississauga, Ojibwa, Winnebago, and Potawatomi tribes.
Agriculture was devastated and the Union blockade resulted in little trade.<span />
