USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Henry Clay of Kentucky, a former secretary of state, speaker of the house, and powerful voice in the senate known as the “Great Compromiser, ” was the leader of the Whig Party.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clay’s idea was that the federal government should implement protective tariffs and internal improvements and a national bank should help develop the nation’s economy.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.