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National Debt

The United States amassed a massive debt in conducting the War against the South finally resorting to printing worthless greenback paper money (which were in effect nothing more than promissiary notes) to pay for the $2,000,000 a day cost. As we know Confederate money was no better and became even more worthless when the south was defeated.

But the question is, the United States ended the war oweing that massive debt far beyond their revenue stream. How did they finally pay off that Debt?

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