Title: 👉In Class Lesson: Hamilton's National Bank (Teacher Only)
Course: Tennessee Economics Sample Syllabus > Section: Standard 5: 🌎National Economic Performance

👉In Class Lesson: Hamilton's National Bank

Lesson Time: 50-60 minutes

In this lesson, students participate in two rounds of a role play to help them understand the role of banks in facilitating economic growth through loans. Round 1 is conducted without a bank. After the first round, students read excerpts from Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s 1790 report to Congress in which he proposes a national bank because the United States had few banks at the time. Students then conduct Round 2 of the role play with a bank. After the round, students read excerpts from and summaries of the statute creating a national bank, Thomas Jefferson’s opposition, and Hamilton’s rebuttal.