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URL:https://westfordmuseum.org/events/westford-rev-250-bartering-currency-
 and-the-american-economy-in-colonial-times/
SUMMARY:Westford REV 250: “Bartering\, Currency\, and the American Econom
 y in Colonial Times”
DESCRIPTION:The early American colonies faced significant cash problems\, a
 nd various solutions were devised to address them.\n\nMoney\, or the lack 
 of it\, was a persistent issue in colonial America. The colonists were sub
 ject to British rule\, where gold and silver were the official legal tende
 r\; however\, British coins circulated only infrequently in the colonies. 
 Lacking a dependable commodity to use as currency\, colonial governments i
 n the eighteenth century turned to paper money instead.\n\nIn this program
 \, you will explore and understand the value of money in colonial America\
 , including the types of currency used\, how people kept track of it\, how
  they obtained it\, and what they could purchase. The presentation will fe
 ature period images and begin by explaining the currency of the United Kin
 gdom\, its use in the colonies\, the concept of “legal money\,” and th
 e various “Tenors.” It will also outline the primary forms of the medi
 um used for conducting business and exchanging goods in pre-revolutionary 
 America.\n\nMatthew Mees\, Living Historian\, Mees\, specializes in the Co
 lonial life of the late 18th century\, from British rule to the early year
 s of independence.\n\nSuggested Donation:** $10 per person\n\nYour contrib
 ution supports preserving and maintaining artifacts in the Westford Museum
  collection. Thank you for your support of the Westford Museum.\n\n
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LOCATION:Westford Museum\, 2 Boston Road\, Westford\, MA\, 01886\, United S
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