THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MONROES PRESIDENCY
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He was really strong
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He admired Greek Gods
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His immense energy
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His striking features
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Caldwell Calhoun (/kælˈhuːn/; March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
Detailed explanation-2: -As secretary of war, Calhoun’s major accomplishments included the reorganization of the armed forces and of the United States Military Academy at West Point. In addition, he oversaw treaty negotiations with Indian nations, and he moved to censure Gen.
Detailed explanation-3: -He served as a U.S. representative, secretary of war, vice president and secretary of state, and had a long career in the U.S. Senate, during which he emerged as an outspoken defender of states’ rights and the institution of slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -He pushed for the annexation of Texas so that the area would be open to slavery, and he argued passionately that slaveholders could take their enslaved people into free states and still own them. This debate over states’ rights and slavery would eventually lead to the Civil War.