THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Question
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Who was known as the “Great Compromiser”
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Henry Clay
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Daniel Webster
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John Calhoun
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James Monroe
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Clay earned titles such as “The Great Compromiser” and “The Great Pacificator, ” but he was also a shrewd and ambitious politician who gained some powerful enemies, notably President Andrew Jackson. In 1833 Clay orchestrated Jackson’s censure.
Detailed explanation-2: -Henry Clay was “The Great Compromiser.” As a statesman for the Union, his skills of negotiation and compromise proved invaluable in helping to hold the country together for the first half of the 19th century. His compromises quelled regionalism and balanced states’ rights and national interests.
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