for the rest of the 20th century, but in the 1970s it was specifically charged by Congress to effectively promote "the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates" as well as given regulatory responsibility over many consumer credit protection laws. Since the Global Financial Crisis, central banks globally (including the Federal Reserve) have implemented several experimental Unconventional Monetary Policy Tools (UMPS) in order to achieve their monetary policy objectives. See also Bank of Amsterdam (New Netherland, 1614–1667; Dutch Virgin Islands, 1625–1650) Bank of England (Thirteen Colonies, 1694–1776; Rupert's Land, 1694–1811; North-Western Territory, 1694–1870; East Florida and West Florida, 1763–1783; Indian Reserve, 1763–1783; Quebec, 1763–1783; New Ireland, 1779–1783 & 1814–1815; Columbia District, 1810–1846; Red River Colony, 1811–1818; Stickeen Territories, 1862–1863; Colony of British Columbia, 1858–1866; Colony of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, 1866–1871; Province of British Columbia, 1871–1903) Banque Générale/Banque Royale (French Louisiana, 1716–1720) Bank of Spain (New Spain, 1782–1821; Captaincies General of the Philippines and Puerto Rico, 1821–1898) State Bank of the Russian Empire (Russian America, 1860–1867) Danmarks Nationalbank (Danish West Indies, 1818–1917) Reichsbank (German New Guinea, 1884–1919) Further reading Calomiris, Charles W.; Jaremski, Matthew (2022). "Why Join the Fed?" The Journal of Economic History. The Creature from Jekyll Island: A second look at the Federal Reserve, by G Edward Griffin. 5th Edition in 2010(First publish 1994, now in its 45th reprint, also available in Chinese, German and Japanese) References Bibliography External links Documents of the First Bank of the United States Documents of the Second Bank of the United States The Origins of the Federal Reserve by Murray N. Rothbard A History of Central Banking in the United States published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Historical Beginnings... The Federal Reserve from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Documents of the Reserve Bank Organization Committee. Committee created by the Federal Reserve Act, charged with dividing the nation into reserve districts. Includes: decision of the Reserve Bank Organization Committee determining the Federal Reserve districts and the location of Federal Reserve Banks; hearings held at potential reserve bank cities; other reports, bulletins, and circulars. Central banks Central Banking Central banking History of the United States by topic