THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Northeast
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South
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West
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Clay argued that a vigorously maintained system of sectional economic interdependence would eliminate the chance of renewed subservience to the free-trade, laissez-faire “British System.” In the years from 1816 to 1828, Congress enacted programs supporting each of the American System’s major elements.
Detailed explanation-2: -As speaker and one of the leaders of the faction called the War Hawks, Clay was key in securing a declaration of war against Great Britain in June 1812. He also served on the American peace delegation at Ghent that negotiated the treaty signed December 24, 1814, which ended the War of 1812.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the 1830s and the 1840s, Clay was one of the most prominent members of the Whig Party. The Whig Party was formed during the mid 1830s in opposition to President Jackson. As a Whig senator, Clay championed internal improvements and the need for the continued existence of the Bank of the United States.