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Why did Clay and Webster bring the Bank of the United States charter up for renewal early?

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It went out off business 
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User Andrei Bucurei
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It was a matter of timing. Clay and Webster wanted the Bank of the United States charter to be an election issue. They knew that Jackson would veto the bill to recharter.
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