The fate of the U.S. economy weighed heavily on President Andrew Jackson’s mind in 1832 as he debated signing the renewal of the charter of the Second Bank of the United States.

Jackson—like Jefferson and Madison before him—thought that the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional. When Congress voted to extend the Second Bank’s charter in 1832, Jackson …

Bank War, in U.S. history, the struggle between President Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle, president of the Bank of the United States, over the continued existence of the only national …

May 20, 2025 · Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, serving two consecutive terms in the early- to mid-1800s. His distrust in financial institutions led to what …

In a lengthy battle over a national banking system, President Andrew Jackson reshaped the American economy to run without a central bank until the Federal Reserve was created in 1913.

Apr 5, 2025 · In an attempt to put political pressure on President Andrew Jackson, who was a critic of the bank, the bank’s supporters in Congress reauthorized the bank in 1832, four years …

Nov 16, 2009 · On July 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson vetoes the government's effort to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States, one of his most forceful actions against the …

The Bank was barely mentioned in Jackson's 1828 successful campaign against incumbent John Quincy Adams. But, after assuming office, Jackson learned of branch officers using the Bank …

Yet it is certain that not merely the momentary but the deliberate judgment of the American people has been against the principle of a national bank as the repository of the public funds.

Accompanied by strong attacks against the Bank in the press, Jackson vetoed the Bank Recharter Bill. Jackson also ordered the federal government's deposits removed from the …