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Events on Wednesday 10 April 1816 1
1816Second Bank of the United States charteredFederal charter grants a 20-year term to the new national bankCongress chartered the Second Bank of the United States to stabilize the nation's currency and credit after the financial strains of the War of 1812. It operated as the federal government's fiscal agent until its charter lapsed in 1836 amid fierce political opposition.