Washington's First Term - The Bank Wars
From American Political History by Jacob Edwards-King
June 2, 2026 · 12 min · Season 16 · Episode 6
About this episode
This episode discusses Secretary Hamilton's efforts to create the Bank of the United States and the resulting national divide that led to the formation of political parties in America.
Secretary Hamilton moves to create the Bank of the United States, in pushing so hard, the national divide over the issue marks the creation of political parties in America.
People in this episode
Host: Jacob Edwards-King
Topics covered
- Bank of the United States
- political parties
- national divide
- Hamilton
- Washington's first term
Keywords
- Hamilton
- Bank of the United States
- political parties
- Washington
- national divide
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bank of the United States
Places: America
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