JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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He felt that it benefited rich people
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He believed the bank didn’t help small farmers
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He didn’t find the bank good for small laborers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson, the epitome of the frontiersman, resented the bank’s lack of funding for expansion into the unsettled Western territories. Jackson also objected to the bank’s unusual political and economic power and to the lack of congressional oversight over its business dealings.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -When the new Congress convened in December 1833, Clay’s anti-administration coalition in the Senate held an eight-vote majority over Jackson’s fellow Democrats. Clay was determined to challenge Jackson on the bank.