Origins of the Federal Reserve: Part I, From the Revolution to the Second Bank of the United States

Dive into the origins of the U.S. financial system with 'The Federal Reserve, Part 1: From Revolution to the Second National Bank.' This episode traces the evolution from the economic turmoil of the American Revolution through to the founding of both the First Bank of the United States and the Second National Bank. Explore how early American statesmen addressed issues like currency instability, banking crises, and the heated debate over central banking. This installment examines the financial innovations and political conflicts that paved the way for the eventual establishment of the Federal Reserve.

Written and narrated by Ryan Sahlberg, this episode of Manifest History invites viewers to reconsider the reason we have a Federal Reserve and is it even necessary?

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