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Funding the Civil War North vs. South Myles vs. Louis
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Early South Funding No Direct Taxes Buy Weapons, not make them Issued War Bonds Backed by Cotton Redeemed 2 years after Confederate Victory
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Early South Funding Cotton Embargo Acted too late, left with much cheap cotton Confederate currency loses value Inflation takes over Union Blockade stops trade No Indirect tax revenue
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Meanwhile in the USA
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Union Funding Salmon Chase (Sec. of Treasury) and Philadelphia banker Jay Cooke War bonds Taxes Income Tax First in US History Pay large part of war debt Stamp Tax Increased over time as war went on
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Union Funding National Banking Act of 1863 Moved towards recreating national banks National Currency Act Allows US to print money Greenbacks Postage Currency Replaced by Fractional Currency Catches on with public
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Meanwhile in the CSA
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Late South Funding Deep into debt, inflation rising greatly Start Taxing Most evaded or paid in Confederate notes Allow South-North Smuggling Issue Licenses Blocked by North Only allowed payment in Treasury Notes Need more faith in Confederacy
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Summary Union Economy relatively stable compared to Confederacy Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight $300 Could hire a substitute in Southern Draft Subs outlawed after increase in AWOL's $300 Could void one's Union draft roll Rolled again, if called again, another $300 Plantation owners automatically exempt from Draft
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Summary Northern Inflation: 80% Southern Inflation: %
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