On February 25, 1862, Congress passed the first Legal Tender Act, which authorized the printing of $150 million in Treasury notes; these bills were printed on only one side and soon became known as '.....', and they proved to be universally popular and remarkably sound.

On February 25, 1862, Congress passed the first Legal Tender Act, which authorized the printing of $150 million in Treasury notes; these bills were printed on only one side and soon became known as '.....', and they proved to be universally popular and remarkably sound. (*) greenbacks (*) sawbucks (*) simoleons (*) wampum


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