Across
- 2. Interest calculated on the initial principal plus any accumulated interest from previous periods.
- 6. Banks issued their own paper currency that was often unreliable.
- 8. Sum total of all the currency and in circulation within an economy at a specific time.
- 10. Any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts.
- 11. Something used as money that has value simply because the government says so.
- 13. Established the 1st Bank of the United States.
- 14. Money has to be hard to make and the amount of quantities has to be controlled.
- 16. Created a national currency called the “Fiat Greenback.”
- 18. Low credit score, irresponsible spending and borrowing, high risk to lenders.
- 19. Money must be able to break down and divide.
- 20. Doesn't have to be used as money; can be used as a item.
Down
- 1. Form of legal tender paper money created by the Union government to help finance the Civil War.
- 3. High credit score, responsible spending and borrowing, low risk to lenders.
- 4. Vetoed the renewal of the 2nd bank of the United States and withdrew national funds.
- 5. Interest calculated on the initial principal plus any accumulated interest from previous periods.
- 7. Used as currency and allows the holder to exchange it for something else.
- 9. Money has to last and must withstand wear and tear.
- 12. Money has to be easy to move from place to place.
- 15. Money has to be accepted as form of payment by everyone.
- 17. Money has to have the same basic design and look.
