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Second Bank of the United States

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  • North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform. (Page 11.1)

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Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia

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The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816. The Greek Revival structure in Philadelphia was built between 1819 and 1824, and is today part of Independence National Historical Park.