Jackson Vetoes Bank Re-charter

Date: July 10, 1832 • Location: Center City, United States

U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His political philosophy, which dominated his presidency, became the basis for the rise of Jacksonian democracy. His legacy is controversial: being praised as an advocate for white working Americans and preserving the union of states, and criticized for his racist policies, particularly towards Native Americans.