1. Andrew Jackson vs. Nicolas Biddle and the Second Bank of the
... , Andrew Jackson was inaugurated as the seventh president of the United States. Born in 1767, he was a child of the backwoods, and was an orphan at the age of fourteen. His long military career began in 1781, and he quickly became a war hero and champion for the common man. "Old Hickory" ... (Weisberger 2). These two men would wage war on one another, albeit a bloodless one, which would forever alter America's history and political landscape. In 1822, at the age of 37, Nicholas Biddle became the president of the Second Bank of the United States. This name, however, was very misleading. "...
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