1. Starting in the 1600s, counterfeiting has been a problem. Give at least three examples of counterfeiting that Ch. 3 talked about.
On page 27, the story states that, "Counterfeiting coins was a small-time criminal enterprise." What is the meaning of the word enterprise?
Why did counterfeiting "take-off" during the Civil War?
What law did President Lincoln sign to allow the U.S. Treasury to print paper currency?
What was the purpose for creating the U.S. Secret Service?
On page 31, the text says that Allie Boyd was acquitted. What does this mean?
Tyrrell was now in charge of a vast territory. What was his new territory?
Why was "Big Jim's" business in jeopardy?
What was Big Jim's big idea to help save his drowning business?
What did gardener of Mount Vernon do, and why did he do it?
Why was "body snatching" popular in the 1860s and 1870s?
When did Big Jim want his "big job" to happen and why?