Read a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of both the Americans and British in the Revolutionary War. How could such a well-funded, militarily strong country be defeated by a former colony, one with no money, little military...

Here you can find a wealth of information about money: what it is, its history, how to save it, how it's made, its role in society, and how to study it!

A discussion of the strength of the British pound sterling and why England has chosen not to join its European neighbors in the use of the Euro as a common currency. The author has a background in research and in the history of finance.

This article shows the difference in use of coinage in Wales as compared to Britain, Scotland and Ireland. The author has a background in research and the history of finance.

This site provides links to a variety of coins used in the colonies and in the confederation. Extremely detailed.

Could you handle currency if you were in Canada, Mexico, England, Europe, Australia, or the U.S.? Choose a currency, choose a skill level, and start counting your money.

Valuable lessons in the history of Europeans' early exploration and settlement of America can be gained by following the money used in trade. Coins and Currency exhibition lets you examine evidence of Spanish, British, Dutch, French, and...

This page provided by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing gives the the history of paper money from the colonial notes in 1690 to the currency redesigns of 1996 and 2003.

KS3 Math provides interactive activities on percentages, using pence and pounds. Use the factsheet for percentage information. You may use the worksheet for percentage practice and take the test provided to check your percentage skills....

Students investigate the worth of a (US) dollar or a (British) pound, the relative value, purchasing power, and inflation rates. The resource consists of explanations, calculators, measures of worth, and data sets.

A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...

This silver coin shows how, in an act of defiance against Roman rule, the Jewish population in the province of Judaea over-struck portraits of the Emperor Hadrian with their own symbols. Jerusalem had been destroyed by Roman forces in 70...

Wealth, and its public display, was probably used to establish status in early Anglo-Saxon society much as it is today. The purse lid from Sutton Hoo is the richest of its kind yet found. The lid was made to cover a leather pouch...

Although some believe that the history of the American Revolution began long before the first shots were fired in 1775, England and America did not begin an overt parting of the ways until 1763, more than a century and a half after the...

This is the full text of the novel Eve's Ransom by George Gissing; the story of a mechanical draftsman named Maurice Hilliard, who comes into some money, which enables him to live without working. As part of his resulting travels, he...

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Known as the "Financier of the Revolution," Robert Morris played a critical role in winning and securing American independence. As chairman of the Continental Congress's Finance Committee between 1775 and 1778, Morris traded flour and...