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The first paper money printed as currency in the United States were colonial notes. They were printed in Boston and used among the original 13 colonies.
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The continental currency was printed and issued to finance the revolutionary war.
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Congress officially adopted the dollar as the official U.S. currency in the form of notes.
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The U.S. governement created the first national bank and authorized it to issue the dollar notes. This eliminated all the various other notes floating around the country as other forms of currency.
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The first U.S. mint was created in Philadelphia.
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The first paper dollar issued as currency was called a green back refering to the green tint of the paper.
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The Federal Reserve system was created to control and moniter the money supply in the United States, and to enact monetary policy actions to aid in econmic issues. The dollar printed by the Fed in this time is very similar to the dollar we see today.
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This was the worst economic downfall in U.S. history. Unemployment reached unseen levels to even todays standards.
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from 1994 to 2000 the different denominations of the dollar underwent a change in design to help prevent counterfeiting.
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This was created by the collapse of the housing market bubble.