The problem was that the confederation printed it without thinking much about it which resulted in there being a lot of it and it essentially became worthless because they printed money when they needed it instead of growing the economy. Trading partners became wary and stopped trading with them.
Ratification of the 13th Amendment “HAD NO INFLUENCE ON” the voting strength of the Southern States
If there had been no Ancient Greek civilization we'd be behind in literature, art, technology, science and much more. The Greek gave the world new ideas and an individual right in self government. The world right now would probably be in the 1619 A.D not 2019 A.D.