Question

Why did Henry Clay and Daniel Webster persuade Nicholas Biddle to apply for a recharter of the national bank in 1832?
a. to provoke a negative response from Andrew Jackson and discredit him
b. hopes that the bank would be renewed
c. loss of interest in the bank, which would renew automatically in four years
d. to embarrass Nicholas Biddle, whom they did not trust

Answer 1

One of the main reasons why Henry Clay and Daniel Webster persuaded Nicholas Biddle to apply for a recharter of the national bank in 1832 was "a. to provoke a negative response from Andrew Jackson and discredit him," since Jackson was very much against the bank.