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During the changing economic and social conditions of the 1820's and 1830's there was much hostility between the Bank on the one hand, and rising capitalists, urban workers, and farmers on the other. In this context, Jackson aimed to do away with the Bank. The Bank's supporters, however, struck back. In a move intended to wrench political support from Jackson, Henry Clay forced a bill through the Senate to recharter the Bank. Jackson vetoed the bill, beginning the long struggle which has become known as "The Bank War." Jackson defeated Clay in the presidential election of 1832 despite Clay's efforts. Taking his political victory as a mandate from the people to destroy the Bank, he withdrew federal deposits, thereby setting the stage for the Bank's eventual death in 1836.In this book, Robert V. Remini begins by discussing the antagonists in the Bank War: Jackson and Biddle. He states that "the destruction of the Bank occurred because it got caught between [these] two willful, proud, and stubborn men..." He then goes on to details of the struggle, "emphasizing the ways in which the War transformed the presidential office: how Jackson capitalized on the struggle to strengthen the executive branch of the government and infuse it with much of the power it enjoys today."… (meer)
The war hero who hated credit and banks. The brilliant banker who couldn't stand being wrong. Both members of different political parties. At stake: only the economic future of the United States.
Remini's history of the Bank War between Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle is generally concise. Even though Remini is a Jackson apologist, he makes sure to show Jackson with some faults (although Biddle rarely gets the praise Jackson gets throughout the book). There are a lot of "what if" scenarios in the book, and the author's final conclusion is that the Bank War was more a political battle than an economic one. ( )
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The Bank of the United States, snorted President Andrew Jackson, was a "monster," a "hydra-headed" monster, a monster equipped with horns, hoofs, and tail and so dangerous that it impaired "the morals of our people," corrupted "our statesmen," and threatened "our liberty."
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In his two terms in office he virtually remade the presidency; and he did it, to a large extent, during the Bank War.
During the changing economic and social conditions of the 1820's and 1830's there was much hostility between the Bank on the one hand, and rising capitalists, urban workers, and farmers on the other. In this context, Jackson aimed to do away with the Bank. The Bank's supporters, however, struck back. In a move intended to wrench political support from Jackson, Henry Clay forced a bill through the Senate to recharter the Bank. Jackson vetoed the bill, beginning the long struggle which has become known as "The Bank War." Jackson defeated Clay in the presidential election of 1832 despite Clay's efforts. Taking his political victory as a mandate from the people to destroy the Bank, he withdrew federal deposits, thereby setting the stage for the Bank's eventual death in 1836.In this book, Robert V. Remini begins by discussing the antagonists in the Bank War: Jackson and Biddle. He states that "the destruction of the Bank occurred because it got caught between [these] two willful, proud, and stubborn men..." He then goes on to details of the struggle, "emphasizing the ways in which the War transformed the presidential office: how Jackson capitalized on the struggle to strengthen the executive branch of the government and infuse it with much of the power it enjoys today."
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Remini's history of the Bank War between Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle is generally concise. Even though Remini is a Jackson apologist, he makes sure to show Jackson with some faults (although Biddle rarely gets the praise Jackson gets throughout the book). There are a lot of "what if" scenarios in the book, and the author's final conclusion is that the Bank War was more a political battle than an economic one. (