Our Economic System

The video explores the evolution of the American economy from early trading with Native Americans to the Industrial Revolution, highlighting the growth of shops and the rise of corporations. It discusses the formation of labor unions to protect workers' rights and the development of the modern economy, including the banking system. The video emphasizes the importance of money in the economy and how jobs provide the means to purchase goods and services.

How did labor unions contribute to the rights and protections of workers?

What is the significance of the Homestead strike in the context of labor history?

In what ways does the economic system today reflect the principles established in the 1700s?