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1. Why was is so challenging for the Confederacy to issue currency?

2. Explain why soldiers sometimes referred to the days when they received money as "worthless paydays."

3. Inflation is the general rise in prices over time. Why is this situation so harmful to an economy? 

1. Dig deeper and be able to explain why Confederate money became worthless. Discuss military service and who should be responsible for providing for soldiers’ basic needs.

2. Research and explain what the economic system of supply and demand is by using real or fake money and objects or food that you “sell” to other students. (Make sure you have a lot of a few of these things you are selling, and not very much of the others.) Illustrate one type of inflation (Demand-Pull) that is caused by having too much or too little of a product on the market.

3. Follow the stock market: You can pick a stock (or several stocks) and follow its (or their) price for several days. Find out why the stock prices go up and down or stay the same. We suggest consulting the National Council on Economic Education.