What were the key factors motivating Andrew Jackson’s veto of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832, and how did his actions reflect the broader debate over economic power and the interests of ordinary citizens versus elites?
Assignment Question Examine the primary sources presented at the end of Chapter 10 in McGerr’s Of the People: Source 10.1: Rufus King, Excerpts from The Substance of Two Speeches Delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the Subject of the Missouri Bill (1820) and William Pinkney, Excerpts from His Response on the Missouri […]