Over-speculation and Jackson's financial policies.
During the Panic of 1837, 10% of Americans were unemployed. Also, mobs in New York City raided warehouses to make sure they had food to eat.
They caused by them telling Andrew Jackson that it was wrong to give people loans of gold and sliver. also because in the Cordially they discussed it farther and came to a calculation that the Speculators were truly the ones to blame for the panic of 1837.
Many historians blame the Panic of 1837 on then President Andrew Jackson who failed to renew the charter of Second Bank of the US, prompting transfer of government funds to a different bank. The start of the whole problem was however the sudden decline in cotton prices which led to reduced income for farm owners and their workers.
I think it is Inflation.
Depression
contributed to the great depression It contributed to the depression of 1837.
the panic of 1837 affected the nations economy by entering an economic depression where the business and unemployment fell to a very low level.
a worldwide economic crisis called the long depression
The Panic of 1837 was a depression. Panic was then used for what we now call a depression. The Panic of 1837 was caused in part by some of President Andrew Jackson's economic policies, like the Specie Circular, not renewing the charter of the Second Bank of the US, placing government funds in "pet banks." and no government regulation of various business practices.
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Over-speculation and Jackson's financial policies.
A big 5 year depression. MOst of the people went Unemployment.
A big 5 year depression. MOst of the people went Unemployment.
Martin Van Buren was the President when this depression or panic hit. It cost him his job .
The Panic of 1873 was a response to the failure of the banking firm Jay Cooke and Company and the severe economic depression that resulted. This led to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The goal was the decimate the railroad system that had ruined their livelihood.
Hundreds of banks closed, High Unemployment, and a five year depression