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when did the us start printing paper money
On February 3, 1690, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was said to have issued the first paper money in the United States
what was the purpose of the first paper money in the US
The purpose to print the first paper money was to help fund military action against Canada during King William's War.
when did the us start using the continental bill
After the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals

Question: why did the bill lose its value
Self-contained rewrite: why did the continental bill lose its value