USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name given to the campaign begun by President Andrew Jackson in 1833 to destroy the Second Bank of the United States?
A
The Nullification Crisis
B
Webster-Hayne debate
C
The tariff of abominations
D
The Bank War
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This re-charter led to the Bank War, the name given to the campaign Jackson began in 1832 to decentralize the Bank.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July l0, 1832, President Andrew Jackson sent a message to the United States Senate. He returned unsigned, with his objections, a bill that extended the charter of the Second Bank of the United States, due to expire in 1836, for another fifteen years.

Detailed explanation-3: -He “killed” the National Bank by removing all federal funds and placing them in “pet banks.” This combined with rampant speculation in western lands ended up destabilizing the banking system so much so that in 1836, Jackson ordered that western land could only be paid for in gold or silver.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bank War was the political struggle that ensued over the fate of the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. In 1832, Jackson vetoed a bill to recharter the Bank, and began a campaign that would eventually lead to its destruction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fearing economic reprisals from Biddle, Jackson swiftly removed the Bank’s federal deposits. In 1833, he arranged to distribute the funds to dozens of state banks. The new Whig Party emerged in opposition to his perceived abuse of executive power, officially censuring Jackson in the Senate.

There is 1 question to complete.