Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.
Shortly after the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), public debt grew to more than $75 million and continued to swell considerably over the next four decades to nearly $120 million. However, President Andrew Jackson shrank that debt to zero in 1835. It was the only time in U.S. history when the country was free of debt.
Right, George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected first President of the United States. Above left, examples of Revolutionary War currency, which often had little value. The new Constitution gave the power to coin and regulate money to the federal government.