Take a look at the cost involved in having a gold standard. If you need more informaiton after reading this article, provided is a list of references that you could look up.

An overview of the Great Depression and its causes.

A brief explanation of the economic factors that led to the Panic of 1873 when the railroad investment firm, Jay Cooke and Co., collapsed, followed by the demise of many other railroads over the next several years.

A great site to find lesson plans, connections to state standards, and curriculum links to the California Gold Rush. Offered by the Oakland Museum of California.

Archived images of coins from a beautiful online exhibition on the history of money.

This "1896, A Website for Political Cartoons" site provides text of the actual platform stating the Democratic stand on "The Money Question." of 1896.

For upper level classes and abilities only. A very scholarly explanation of the causes of the Great Depression and steps Franklin Roosevelt to end it. An excellent source due to its thorough analysis and detail.

An in-depth analysis of the domestic policies and problems that Rutherford B. Hayes faced as president. Read about the end of Reconstruction, Hayes' economic policy, his troubles with a Democratic majority in the Congress, and his...

What a great resource this is. The four-page oveview of the campaign of 1908 begins with a review of the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Read about the nomination of William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's acolyte, sure to carry on the...

Students can use this information to collect facts about a topic. Students will collect information but record the "gold standard" of facts only.

Translated into Spanish, this graphic organizer can be used by student to collect facts about a topic. Students will collect information but record the "gold standard" of facts only.

A timeline of money from 9000 B.C. to the present day that explains the types of money being used at various times in history.

A useful resource with ideas for teachers to meet the Common Core Standard 8.3 for informational text. The ideas are designed for use with the program Read and Write Gold, but could be implemented on paper.

This task asks students to identify when two quantitative variables show evidence of a linear association and to describe the strength and direction of that association. Students will use a scatterplot showing the finishing times for the...

The PhET website at the University of Colorado in Boulder has a large collection of science simulations for teaching chemistry and physics, available in many languages. This page describes the Activities Database, which is searchable by...

Biochemist Florence Barbara Seibert (1897-1991) developed the skin test for tuberculosis. After graduating from Goucher College, she worked as a chemist during World War I and then went to Yale University, where she earned a Ph.D. and...

Throughout history, a wide variety of items have served as money. These include gold, silver, large stone wheels, tobacco, beer, dog teeth, porpoise teeth, cattle, metal coins, paper bills, and checks. All of these types of money should...

In the general election of 1896, the principal question at issue was the financial policy of the country. William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, was the candidate of those who 'demanded the free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold at...