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# Financing the American Revolution
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/financing-the-american-revolution-vtvdw0/
- Published: 2025-11-12T20:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:53.000Z
- Description: The economic realities of the war start to settle in for both the Americans and the British.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_8bc4af9f-9857-4fbd-8d9b-44279d49f9a8, #extra

Securing resources for the American Revolution was top of mind for both sides. In the United States, funding the war effort meant borrowing money. This created an entire class of lenders with an interest in establishing a strong government to ensure they’d get repaid. The British had the funds, but how long should they pour money into a war with no end in sight?