Question

As a response to the National Bank issue during Jackson’s presidency, Henry Clay:

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D. Helped to organize the Whig Party.

Explanation:

The Bank War was the central topic during the election campaign of 1832 between Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay. While Jackson believed that the Second National Bank was too powerful and only responded to Eastern interests so it needed to be shut down, his opponent Henry Clay was an advocate for the recharter of the National Bank and was supported financially by the Bank during his campaign.

When President Andrew Jackson won the election, he felt the compromise of defeating the Nation Bank on behalf of his supporters, President Jackson started shifting funds to state banks and vetoed the bill approved by the Congress of re-chartering the Bank, after this veto Henry Clay stated that it was an abuse of power by President Jackson and helped organize the new Whig Party, which consisted on Pro Bank Democrats against executive tyranny, ancient Tories became the Whig Party.

Answer 2

A.suggested shifting funds to state banks.