The war between Jackson and Biddle erupted in 1832, when Daniel Webster and Henry Clay presented Congress with a bill to renew the Bank of the United States' charter. ... Roots of Reform Many reformers wanted a perfected society: free from cruelty, war, intoxicating drink, discrimination, and slavery. ... Women could note vote, could be legally beaten, and could not retain property titles when she was married. ... National Literature Before the war of 1812, there was basically no true American literature besides political essays. After the war of 1812, American literature received a str...

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He grew up in South Carolina and fought in the Revolutionary War at only thirteen. His entire immediate family, parents and siblings, died as a cause of the war, whether it was being killed in battle or death from disease. ... Currency differed by state, counterfeit money was everywhere, and state banks often issued notes without any gold or silver, the only trusted currency, to back them up. ... His attitude towards the Indians can consistently enough be seen back in the War of 1812, as not only did he slaughter them in battle but stole the land of those who had fought with him. ...

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Even though official battles had been temporarily stopped, the "civil war" raged on as Patriots fought Tories in the towns of South Carolina, catching young Andrew Jackson in the midst of the fight. ... The boy refused, claiming his right as a prisoner of war not to be treated like a servant. ... During the War of 1812, General Jackson, with his troop of 2,500 men, was to march to Natchez, at the tip of the Mississippi, to prepare strikes on either Pensacola, Mobile, or New Orleans. ... Shortly after he had received the Old Hickory name came Jackson's greatest victory courtesy...

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