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The Civil War (5h 43min, jan 2, 1861 y – dec 18, 1861)

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~During the war the Union and Confederacy needed to raise money to finance military efforts
~1861 the United States Treasury it's first paper currency since the Continental
~The official name was "demand notes" though people called them greenbacks because of the dollar's green ink

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5h 43min, jan 2, 1861 y
dec 18, 1861
~ 11 months