The Newburg Conspiracy of March 17 83

War time prioritizing left congress with a trail of certificates and ious to pay men back for whatever, despite washington's misgivings. Compounding this debt crisis was the financial crisis. Congress had been getting by on empty promises and worthless paper while the war was on. Now that the war was ending, the men understandably wanted you know what they owed. But for the moment, all congress could do was hold out its empty hands and say, we just don't have the money,. Which brings us to the newburg conspiracy of march 17 83. U see, there were in congress many men who were not fans of the severely limited powers granted to congress. They wanted and argued