president wilson established the federal reserve system to
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913. The Act established the Federal Reserve System to oversee the nationâs money supply and provide an âelasticâ currency that could expand and contract in response to the economyâs changing demand for money and credit.Congress also empowered Federal Reserve Banks to issue Federal Reserve notes.he Act established the Federal Reserve System to oversee the nationâs money supply and provide an âelasticâ currency that could expand and contract in response to the economyâs changing demand for money and credit.