The Bank War 1829-36

The Bank War was the political fight between the Second Bank of the United States and the seventh president, Andrew Jackson. The Bank War can be split into three parts. The first part was 1829-1832; this is when the Bank's president, Nicholas Biddle, tried to gain the trust of the hostile President until the Bank asked for re-charter in 1832. An enraged Jackson then vetoed the request. Next was the Election of 1832, if Jackson wasn't defeated the Bank was doomed. Last days of the Bank were 1832-36 when the National-Republican candidate and friend of the Bank, Henry Clay, was unable to defeat Jacksonian 1832. These were the final days of the Bank.

This site is dedicated to the years 1829-32 when I think the war was the most interesting. This is when a suspicious Biddle and the Bank supporters didn’t know what to expect from the bad tempered Indian killer. Here you'll find letters written mostly by Nicholas Biddle concerning the Bank. These correspondences difficult to find and aren't readily available as Jackson's and Henry Clay's. There are also Jackson's yearly Addresses to Congress and Secretary of the Treasury Louis McLane's 1831 report that supported the need of the Bank. Also, there is a who's who about the key people involved in the Bank War, brief information about these people and how they were involved and last but not least there are pictures to down load. Every site needs pictures to download.