Classroom Lesson: Jekyll Island and the Creation of the Fed

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Classroom Lesson: Jekyll Island and the Creation of the Fed

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12

OVERVIEW: In this lesson, students will learn about the early history of the Federal Reserve. They will learn about Jekyll Island's past and about the Panic of 1907, the Aldrich-Vreeland Act, the origins and outcomes of the secret Jekyll Island meeting, and the passage of the Federal Reserve Act.

KEY TOPICS: history, economics, banking, Aldrich Plan, Aldrich-Vreeland Act, Federal Reserve Act, Panic of 1907, primary source documents

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