continentals
Worthless colonial money
Continentals are soldiers of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, distinguished from militia by their regular enlistment and training.
The term also refers to paper currency issued by the Continental Congress, which depreciated so severely that not worth a continental became an expression for worthlessness.
The singular continental describes things relating to a continent or, capitalized, to the American colonies during the Revolution.
Currency in bill form
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- worthlessLacking any value
- inflationSustained price level increase
scrip · specie · counterfeit · repudiation · tender · financing · debt · hyperinflation
Habitual visitors
- infantryGround combat troops
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
enlistment · muskets · drill · Washington · encampment · rations · uniforms · campaign
Territories under foreign control
- independenceFreedom from external control
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
paper-money
Currency in bill form
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- worthlessLacking any value
inflation · scrip · specie · counterfeit · repudiation · tender · financing · debt · hyperinflation
regulars
Habitual visitors
brigade · enlistment · muskets · drill · Washington · encampment · rations · uniforms · campaign · march
colonies
Territories under foreign control
- independenceFreedom from external control
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- rebellionDefiance of established power
pastry
Buttery baked dough
hotel · buffet · rolls · jam · butter · juice · European · morning · complimentary · café
continentalsgold coins
Currency struck from precious yellow metal
hard currency · specie · sound money · sterling · silver
continentalsredcoats
British military forces
British regulars · Tories · Hessians · British troops · royalists
- continental breakfastBasic morning hotel meal
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- continental driftGradual landmass repositioning
- continental divideDrainage boundary between oceans
- continental USConnected American states
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
continental, transcontinental, intercontinental, continental drift, subcontinental, continental shelf, continental breakfast