Banking

=History of Banking=

Read the following articles and watch the video clips below in the following order to get a sense of the History of Banking in the United States.
 * 1) [[file:scspersonalfinance/The National Bank the Nations Capital and the Beginnings of Political Parties.wmv|The National Bank the Nations Capital and the Beginnings of Political Parties.wmv]] from //The Unfinished Nation-Vision For a Nation//
 * 2) @http://www.ushistory.org/tour/first-bank.htm
 * 3) The United States Revolutionizes Money from A&E's //Gold!: Cold Hard Cash//
 * 4) [[file:scspersonalfinance/The Green Back.asx|The Green Back.asx]] from A&E's //Gold!: Cold Hard Cash//
 * 5) [[file:scspersonalfinance/Jim Fisk and Jay Gould Scam the Public.asx|Jim Fisk and Jay Gould Scam the Public.asx]] from A&E's //Gold!: Cold Hard Cash//
 * 6) [[file:scspersonalfinance/The US Dollar No Longer Tied to Gold.asx|The US Dollar No Longer Tied to Gold.asx]] from A&E's //Gold!: Cold Hard Cash//
 * 7) [[file:scspersonalfinance/The Future of Gold and Paper Money.asx|The Future of Gold and Paper Money.asx]] from A&E's //Gold!: Cold Hard Cash//

If the above clips don't work, try these:
 * Centralization of Money

After completing this go to the class blog and respond to the most recent post (@http://flamefinance.blogspot.com/2011/09/future-of-banking.html)

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