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Ages: 14 - 18
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Video accompanied by text. "One area of particular concern among bankers, businessmen, and government leaders was banking on the frontier. Frontier land was cheap, and speculators would buy large tracts expecting the price to go up as settlers entere...d the region. In order to finance their investments, speculators borrowed as much as they could from “wildcat” banks that sprang up to cater to this demand. These banks were themselves often speculative in nature, being more interested in making a fast dollar than building a secure banking business..."
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December 23, 2009 at 06:12 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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To most Americans today, Federal Reserve is just a name on the dollar bill. They have no idea of what the central bank does to the economy, or to their own economic lives; of how and why it was founded and operates; or of the sound money and banking ...that could end the statism, inflation, and business cycles that the Fed generates. This video gives a politically contrary view of the Federal Reserve and advocates curbing the power of the Reserve.
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July 13, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Video accompanied by text. "In the early 1800s, the United States government did not print paper money but instead minted gold and silver coins called specie. The value of these coins was determined by the value of the metal in the coins themselves. ...People wanted a safe place to keep their savings of gold and silver coins, so they stored them in banks, which had strong vaults and other measures of security. The bank would give the depositor a receipt, or banknote, as a claim against the gold or silver that had been deposited. When depositors wanted to withdraw money, they would take the banknote to the bank and exchange it for coins. People did not always have to withdraw their money to make purchases, because often sellers would accept the banknotes as payment. Thus banknotes circulated from hand to hand while the gold and silver that backed them, or guaranteed their value, remained in the bank..."
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December 23, 2009 at 06:09 PM
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Ages: 10 - 15
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In this School House Rock video, students will learn how checks are used in the banking system. Some of the lyrics include the following: The check's in the mail
The check is in the mail
And it ought to be there Tuesday without fail
If you have go...t a bill to pay
Or something you need to buy
Just write the check and send it off in the mail. Millions of Americans go out every day
With a checkbook in their purse
They might have a little cash to pay for their lunch
And a little to get home on the bus
But if they suddenly decide to make a purchase or shop
They whip it out and write out the exact amount
With some I.D., then they sign it
And they walk out with the stuff
That they paid for with their checking account. This is a good teaching resource for teaching students about money and financial responsibility. (3:01)
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March 11, 2011 at 09:25 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury. The Treasury Department consists of the: Bureau of Mint, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Internal Revenue Service, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Public Debt, and the Bureau of Accounts. (28...min)
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November 17, 2011 at 03:43 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve, and informally as the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.It was conceived by several of the world's leading bankers in 1910 and enacted in 1913, with the passing of t...he Federal Reserve Act. The passing of the Federal Reserve Act was largely a response to prior financial panics and bank runs, the most severe of which being the Panic of 1907. (14min)
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November 17, 2011 at 03:04 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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U.S. Currency
From havefunwithhistory.com, produced by Have Fun With History
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See production of U.S. bills as well as differences in denominations and types of currency - some no longer made today. (3min)
November 17, 2011 at 03:09 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Money, from colonial times to the present - you'll see where our paper currency and coins came from and how they're made. Hosted by Debra Wilson. (20min)
November 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM
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