Introduction
Money minted in the United States is quite unique! Let's read about the money we use every day and learn some fun facts.
Process
On each web page, SKIM for the answer to the question about United States Money. Write the question number and your answer on your paper.
1. How many notes (bills) are in 5 pounds of money?
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2. What United States agency was established as a bureau of the Treasury for the purpose of controlling the counterfeiting of American money? whose activities were destroying the public's confidence in the nation's currency?
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3. In what year did the United States first issue paper money?
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4. What is the "gold standard" and when did the United States government abandon this standard?
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5. In what year did the United States government first issue money and what form was it in?
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6. Who is the only woman to have her image on paper money?
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7. What was the value of largest U.S. bill ever in circulation?
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8. What is the average "life span" of a one dollar bill?
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9. During World War II, instead of using copper, pennies were made of what metal?
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10. What famous woman from Alabama appeared on a quarter?
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