... "a one-time land speculator, opponent of debtor relief, and fervent wartime nationalist. By the 1820s, however, Jackson's personal business experiences had long since altered his opinions about speculation and paper money, leaving him eternally suspicious of the credit system in general and banks in particular. His career as an Indian fighter and conqueror of the British made him a popular hero ... offended more conservative men "the so-called Bank Democrats "who, whatever their displeasure with the Second Bank of the United States, did not want to see the entire paper money credit syst...

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... illegal stash of money into the depositories of multiple Jacksonite banks across the nation, leaving America's funds in the hands of monetary amateurs who contaminated the national economy with illegitimate paper bills. In an attempt to rid the country of this worthless currency, Jackson issued the Specie Circular, which commanded that all public land could only be purchased with metallic coins ... ...

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