Nicholas Biddle

Early Republic by Last Best Hope of EarthMay 5, 2016April 28, 2016

The Aftermath of Jackson’s Bank Policies

In the aftermath of President Andrew Jackson’s destroying the Second Bank of the United States, there were ramifications throughout the country, from top to bottom.

Early Republic by Last Best Hope of EarthMay 4, 2016April 27, 2016

The Most Important Veto

President Andrew Jackson did not want banknotes in the American economy, as he was an adherent to the gold standard. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 376. He would be forced to confront Nicholas Biddle, the President of the Second Bank of the United States.