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From 1811 to 1818, the first national road was built.  Known as the Cumberland Road, it connected Cumberland, Maryland with Wheeling, now in West Virginia (then in Virginia).  It was built using funds obtained from the sale of lands in Ohio.

From 1811 to 1818, the first national road was built.  Known as the Cumberland Road, it connected Cumberland, Maryland with Wheeling, now in West Virginia (then in Virginia).  It was built using funds obtained from the sale of lands in Ohio.

The Second Bank of the United States was chartered by Congress because of financing failures during War of 1812.  The owners of the bank were both government and private companies.  Andrew Jackson refused to continue to allow a national bank when he was president.

The Second Bank of the United States was chartered by Congress because of financing failures during War of 1812.  The owners of the bank were both government and private companies.  Andrew Jackson refused to continue to allow this national bank to continue when he was president (Jackson vetoed a bill to recharter the bank).

The wealthiest man in the United States around 1840 was John Jacob Astor, who amassed his wealth first through fur trading and then by acquiring real estate in Manhattan.  He helped the United States pay for the War of 1812, and even earned a profit from that!  However, his great-grandson drowned when the Titanic sunk in 1912.

The wealthiest man in the United States around 1840 was John Jacob Astor, who amassed his wealth first through fur trading and then by acquiring real estate in Manhattan.  He helped the United States pay for the War of 1812, and even earned a profit from that!  However, his great-grandson drowned when the Titanic sunk in 1912.