JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Would make him a lot of money
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More people would like him
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Better chance of becoming president
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Would allow him to become a senator
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Detailed explanation-1: -Clay sought the presidency in the 1840 election but was passed over at the Whig National Convention by Harrison.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clay served as either a Congressmen or Senator intermittently from 1806 until his death in 1852 often resigning to run for President. Clay unsuccessfully ran for president three times: in 1824, 1832 and in 1844 and unsuccessfully sought his party’s nomination twice: in 1840 and 1848.
Detailed explanation-3: -Clay became a full-throated advocate for the establishment of a national bank in 1816 and for liberating South American colonies from Spanish rule. He was also instrumental in crafting and passing the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which proved a short-lived solution to the growing national debate over slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout his career, as senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state, Clay helped guide a fragile Union through several critical impasses. As senator, he forged the Compromise of 1850 to maintain the Union, but such compromises could not settle the fractious issues that ultimately resulted in Civil War.