The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast — presented by Agri-Access — features historian Andrew David Edwards, author of Money and the Making of the American Revolution. Edwards discusses:
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How the American colonies developed monetary systems based on temporary “bills of credit” in the absence of hard-money currency.
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Why British leaders rejected this form of money and attempted to bring the colonies into their global imperial financial order.
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The role of monetary pressures in driving dissatisfaction with British rule and uniting the colonies.
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The challenges the Continental Congress faced in financing the American Revolution, and how the establishment of America’s first bank helped turn the tide of the war.
- Lessons from this era of history for our new era of monetary innovation, cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
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This episode is presented by Agri-Access.
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