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Age of Jackson:. The Bank War. Second Bank of the U.S. Chartered in 1816 Private & Public Nicholas Biddle Three dimensions of the Bank Conflict: Economic Political Social. The Recharter Controversy. Henry Clay’s Strategy. Jackson’s Veto. A bold appeal to the people
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Age of Jackson: The Bank War
Second Bank of the U.S. • Chartered in 1816 • Private & Public • Nicholas Biddle • Three dimensions of the Bank Conflict: • Economic • Political • Social
The Recharter Controversy Henry Clay’s Strategy
Jackson’s Veto A bold appeal to the people Four reasons to oppose the BUS Recharter
Roger B. Taney Removes government deposits “Pet Banks” Appointed to Supreme Court in 1835 Charles River Bridge v. Warren River Bridge
Congress Censures Jackson But Democrats expunge the Censure
Martin Van Buren’s Presidency • Impact of Jackson’s specie circular • Panic of 1837 • Van Buren’s response stalled in Congress • Independent Treasury passed in 1840
The Whigs and the Election of 1840 The Log Cabin Campaign: Jacksonian strategies used against them Penny Press “Tippecanoe and Tyler too”