Nicolas Biddle was the president of the Second Bank of the United States and was Andrew Jackson's chief opponent in the bank war. The so-called bank war was a dispute over the restructuring of the national bank.
Jackson fought Clay, who was running against him in 1832 and fought Nicholas Biddle, who was the president of the Bank.
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Andrew 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 banking institution in the nation during the second quarter of the 19th century.
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he removed all federal governments money from the bank
Andrew Jackson's domestic policy included populist economic decisions. He enforced a federal tariff, vetoed a bill to charter the Second Bank of the United States and didn't object to slavery.
Jackson did not have a positive attitude towards the Bank of the US. This was because the bank made personal loans to wealthy people and gave low interest loans to congressmen who did not support him.
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Andrew Jackson opposed the first National Bank because he disliked the people running the national bank.
Andrew Jackson disapproved the bank.
Andrew Jackson announced that the government was no long going to be using the Second National Bank and removed all funds from the bank.
Andrew Jackson opposed the first National Bank because he disliked the people running the national bank.