What did the continental congress do to finance the revolutionary war?
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Jenni Renee
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Most of the costs were covered by loans from France and the Netherlands. Aside from that, money was being printed to cover costs. This money was worth virtually nothing, hence the saying "not worth a continental." By the end of the war, $100 of gold could buy $16,800 in paper money.
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They borrowed money from France. . Fun fact: the US been in debt since the years of Andrew Jackson.
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