1) STATE FILLED WITH CREDITORS (LIKE A STABLE CURRENCY)
2) STATE FILLED WITH DEBTORS (LIKE INFLATION/ UNSTABLE CURRENCY)
3) STATE WHO HAS PAID WAR DEBT TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
4) STATE WHO HAS NOT PAID ITS WAR DEBT TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
5) STATE DEPENDENT ON SLAVERY
6) STATE NOT DEPENDENT ON SLAVERY
7) STATE OPPOSED TO SLAVERY
8) STATE EAGER TO EXPAND WESTWARD