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jan 1, 1791 - Bank of US Approved

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- Chartered by Congress as part of Alexander Hamilton’s financial program, the bank printed paper money and served as a depository for Treasury funds
- Drew opposition from Jeffersonian Republicans, who argued that the bank was
unconstitutional

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jan 1, 1791
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~ 235 years ago