Monetary Issues
Following the end to the war, the country's economic status was falling hard. They entered the state of independence while falling into inflation and a depression.
Inflation
During the war, large amounts of money were issued to help with the massive debt gained during the Revolutionary War. With this, the value on money went dramatically down. Because it was just printed paper, its value was almost worthless compared to hard currency.
State's Money
During the Critical Period, one of the most common problems was actual physical money. Because the states had the power to create their own money, there was a constant exchange between various money types. This led to many complications in which the states had more pressure to print more money. This resulted in even more inflation.
Depression
As after affects of the war were evident, among them were the money issues and complications. Money was a constant struggle after the war, because the high war debts to both foreign nations, and to the people. Foreign loans had been issued to the Americans, and the Americans won the war largely in part to the help of foreign nations. Many people fell into a sort of money depression after the war due to inability to pay back war debts. Shays's Rebellion is an example of an event that occurred due to money issues and war debts. The state was highly taxing the farmers, and as the mounting taxes and debt added up, the farmers had no or little income to pay for it, due to economic crisis. The rebellion only occurred due to the taxes and money issues.