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When the Continental Congress printed money, the value plummeted because they could just make more and more. By the end a shirt costed thousands of dollars because anyone could just print as much as needed. That is called inflation.

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the dep. increased

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Q: What happened when continental congress tried to finance the war by printing money?
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