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Chapter 11 Section 3. US History. Jackson vs. The Bank. Jackson hated the Second Bank of the United States (owned by rich Easterners) Nicholas Biddle – Bank president Henry Clay and Daniel Webster – as a political move, they told Biddle to apply early for a charter
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Chapter 11 Section 3 US History
Jackson vs. The Bank • Jackson hated the Second Bank of the United States (owned by rich Easterners) • Nicholas Biddle – Bank president • Henry Clay and Daniel Webster – as a political move, they told Biddle to apply early for a charter • Martin Van Buren – Jackson’s friend (and later Vice President) • Veto – rejected • Jackson thought the Bank was unconstitutional • The Election of 1832 • Jackson defeated Clay and won reelection • He appointed Martin Van Buren as his Vice President • He “killed” the bank by taking all federal funds out and placed them in state banks
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Panic in the Streets • The Election of 1836 – Martin Van Buren (Democrat) wins • Faced opposition from a new anti-Jackson political party, the Whigs • The Panic of 1837 • Depression – a period in which business and employment levels fall • Laissez-faire – government should interfere as little as possible with the economy • Van Buren did begin a federal treasury • It moved the money from private banks to a central storehouse • Called the “Second Declaration of Independence” • Members of the Democratic party were split over the decision, so the Whigs had a chance in 1840
179095% of Americans live on farms Time 8 182093% live on farms 1850 85% live on farms This feature can be found on pages 416–417 of your textbook. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information.
Wigs in Power? • William Henry Harrison – Whig candidate for the Election of 1840 • War of 1812 Hero; won the Battle of Tippecanoe • John Tyler – Whig Vice Presidential candidate • Campaign Slogan: “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” • Whig Symbol = a log cabin (to win votes) • Log Cabin Campaign – the attempt to make the candidate seem as a “man of the people” • WHH won, but died of pneumonia on April 4 • Tyler became the first Vice President to take the office during the term of a deceased President • John Tyler – once a Democrat; ran as a Whig • Once in office, Tyler voted more as a Democrat than a Whig • But, the Whigs were voting based on sectional ties; not party ties • The Election of 1844 – Henry Clay ran as a Whig; James Polk ran as a Democrat • James Polk – 11th President of the United States
Reviewing Key Terms Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on the left. __ 1. to reject a bill and preventit from becoming a law __ 2. name given to WilliamHenry Harrison’s runfor the presidency in 1840 __ 3. policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation’s economy __ 4. a period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment A. veto B. depression C. laissez-faire D. log cabin campaign A Section 3-20 D C B Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers.