THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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American statesman who liberated Texas
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A northern American politician who developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises
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President of the U.S. during the Era of Good Feelings
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -If passed, the North would gain California as a free state and an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C., while the South would get a stronger fugitive slave law and the possibility of western slavery through popular sovereignty. This compromise, Clay insisted, represented the “reunion of [the] Union.”
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -This “System” consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other “internal improvements” to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
Detailed explanation-4: -On April 12, 1777, the Kentucky politician Henry Clay was born. His remarkable career included a long stint as Speaker of the House and several failed presidential campaigns. Clay was born near Richmond, Virginia, to a Baptist clergyman and his wife, the seventh of their nine children.