1837年經濟大恐慌 Panic of 1837

馬丁范布倫安德魯傑克森這位馬丁范布倫曾任其國務卿、副總統、最親近智囊的美國總統，因為將聯邦基金移入小型州立銀行、對美國聯邦第二銀行造成很大的商害，他認為美國聯邦銀行對於信用和經濟發展的控制過嚴、對一般市民造成傷害，因而透過上述的作法順利讓這家銀行關門大吉。

但各州銀行因為不重視授信政策，導致西部土地產生許多投機買賣，1837年當馬丁范布倫擔任總統後，許多銀行都面臨很大的問題，有些準備歇業、業績下滑、還有成千上萬的人失去了自己的土地，這就是1837年的經濟大恐慌。您認為馬丁范布倫總統此時應該怎麼做呢？

Andrew Jackson, whom Van Buren had served as secretary of state, vice president, and close adviser, hurt the federal Second Bank of the United States by moving federal funds to smaller state banks. Jackson thought the Bank of the United States hurt ordinary citizens by exercising too much control over credit and economic opportunity, and he succeeded in shutting it down.

But the state banks' reckless credit policies led to massive speculation in Western lands. By 1837, after Van Buren had become president, banks were clearly in trouble. Some began to close, businesses began to fail, and thousands of people lost their land. This was the Panic of 1837. What do you think President Van Buren should have done about it?

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