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English money could be hard to come by, so many colonists used tobacco leaves as a form of currency. Tobacco was measured out and given a value equivalent to English coin, and could be used to buy and sell goods all over America.
Spanish dollars were also popular, as Florida was controlled by Spain for most of the Colonial period. Spanish money made its way throughout the colonies and was part of the menagerie of early American currencies.
HISTORICAL PHOTOS
6 Unbelievable But True Facts About Colonial America
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CURRENCY
English money could be hard to come by, so many colonists used tobacco leaves as a form of currency. Tobacco was measured out and given a value equivalent to English coin, and could be used to buy and sell goods all over America.
Spanish dollars were also popular, as Florida was controlled by Spain for most of the Colonial period. Spanish money made its way throughout the colonies and was part of the menagerie of early American currencies.