As part of the "Great Triumvirate" of American politics from the War of 1812 to the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay has had many accomplishments. His greatest accomplishment I believe is the Compromise of 1850, where he helped prevent the Civil War from happening for a little bit longer. He has had ... his share of failures also. His greatest failure though, is that he never won the Presidency of the United States, which I believe he wanted really badly. Henry Clay's greatest accomplishment was the Compromise of 1850. With the union at stake, he rose to the occasion and saved the day. On Janua...

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Nationalist Henry Clay retained his power in the postwar Congress, and headed the drive for a neo-federalist program of protective tariffs, international improvements, and a national bank. He called his program the American ... to private investors ( Murrin, 324-326). In the election of 1824 the major candidate were: William H. Crawford ( elected by the Republican Congressional Caucus), John Quincy Adams ( son of a Federalist president), Henry Clay ( a Nationalist with a hand in the American System), and Andrew Jackson ( a wild card from Tennessee known as a military hero). In the 16 states...

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... for president in the 1824 election. III. Terms of Presidency His1st term was from 1829 to 1832 His 2nd term was served between 1833-1836 IV. Political Party He was known to be a Democrat V. The Major Issues of the Election A. During the 1st term (1828): Most of the ... which won him support from the growing numbers of frontier settlers and manual laborers). Jackson's supporters accused Adams of striking a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay, stealing the presidency of 1824 from Jackson. Adams' supporters gathered evidence that accused Jackson of adultery for having lived with his wife, Rach...

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... in 1828. 12. President of the United States of America (1829-1837) III. Terms in office A. First term: March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 B. Second term: March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 IV. Campaign and issues A. First Campaign-(1824) This campaign turned to sectional rivalries and the strong personalities of the four candidates. Jackson's "down-home style" was preferred to Adam's evident aloofness ... 41 Electoral College votes. B. Second Election- President John Quincy Adams was a National Republican who received 44% of the popular vote (507,730) and 83 Electoral College votes. C. Third Elect...

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... for the Presidency in 1828 was determined to win. His followers attacked Adams (who was running too) of the "corrupt" bargaining he had allegedly made with Henry Clay during the election of 1824. Adams responded by attacking Jackson with his marriage affair with Rachael Jackson. Soon thereafter, she died of a heart attack. Andrew ... opposed to the idea of having the Bank of the United States. He saw the removal of the bank as a perfect opportunity to strike back at Henry Clay, who was pro bank, for the actions that took place during the election of 1824. Biddle, the president of the Ba...

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... war hero, and this is what people liked about him. Some people enjoyed Jackson's rough and tumble style, while others could not stand it. One of these people would be Henry Clay, and these feelings were something he could not compromise on. In the election of 1824, also known as the "Corrupt Bargain", there were four main candidates, Jackson ... also were murmured, and when Jackson heard about these, he threatened to crush whoever might oppose "King Jackson". But this was all resolved again by the Great compromiser, Henry clay. Another not so pretty part of Jackson's presidency included...

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... of the people, for the purpose of turning against them the prejudices and the resentments of the other classes" (Doc C). Jackson's main opponent in congress was Senator Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. In knowledge of Jackson's opposition of the Second Bank, they hoped to create a popular rivalry against Jackson that year. In anticipation, they hoped for support among Democrats who ... others. The ruling attacked monopoly and privilege in the building of transportation facilities. Supporting Jacksonian Democrats position to maintain equal economic opportunities, his ruling supported commun...

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... the start of his second term, Jackson had one true goal: destroy the national bank. When the Second Bank of the United States' charter was about to expire, Nicholas Biddle, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster tried to get an early extension. This caused Jackson to veto this rechartering bill and declare the same thing Thomas Jefferson said just years before, that ... British aristocrats. Jackson thought that a system that was as strong as this national bank should be "purely American". These arguments allowed Jackson to win the 1832 election against Henry Clay by a landslide. He abused this w...

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... B. Lewis) and one of the wealthiest men (John Overton), his campaign was destined to be a success. His opponents were John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, who was the Secretary of State; Henry Clay of Kentucky, majority leader of the House of Representatives; Secretary of War from South Carolina, John C. Calhoun, and William Crawford of Georgia, the Secretary of the Treasury. Due to ... with the most popular votes overall, but did not get enough votes to win the electoral college. Upon which case, the irony of this election started. It so happened that Henry Clay wound up as the last of ...

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... Adams even though Andrew Jackson had won the popular vote. Although it is not known what went on behind the scenes, Jackson's supporters spoke of a "corrupt bargain" between Adams and Henry Clay, an issue that carried over to the election of 1828 and had a harmful effect on Adams' administration (Garraty 237). Five candidates had sought the presidency in 1824, backed not ... by parties as such but by various state caucuses and coalitions. John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Andrew Jackson all had their hats in the ring, although Calhoun dropped out and ...

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... was annexed. The administrations during the 1790's to the 1830's had continually acquired land from the Cherokee Indians. Jackson followed that precedent by the acquisition of more Cherokee lands. In Henry Knox's letter to President Washington in 1789, "the first of which is by raising an army, and [destroying the resisting] tribes entirely or 2ndly by forming treaties of peace with ... the laws of nature, to proceed to the destruction or expulsion of the savages," the use of the word savages shows that Americans had irreverence toward the Indians" ethnic backgrounds. Henry Knox wanted ...

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... ran away from the wagoner. He managed to get his belongings, but he left penniless. Soon down the road he came across another wagoner. His name was Henry Meyers. Davy told the wagoner his story. Henry said that he"d go to the previous wagoner and get Davy's money back from him, if he had to, by force. Meyers and Davy found the ... ...

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... had selfish reasons for vetoing the Bank. (Doc C) Jackson did indeed have other interests in the back and it made perfect sense for him to veto it, for he despised Henry Clay, the one who proposed the re-charter of the bank. He also chose to veto the bank because, if he had not done so, the South and the West ... government to enforce laws. The second thing which Jacksonian Democrats claimed to be guardians of but were not were individual liberties. In "The Working Men's Declaration of Independence," (Doc A) George Henry Evans, a leader in the American Workers" Movement, basically state...

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... the laws of nature, to proceed to the destruction or expulsion of the savages." The use of the word savages shows that the American had irreverence toward other ethnic backgrounds. Henry Knox wanted to destroy the Cherokee tribes in order to gain land for the United States, although he questions the morality of whether to acquire the Cherokee land, his conclusion ... and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters, the United States will from time to time gratuitously the said nation with useful implements of husbandry." The statement made by Henry Knox shows an ethnocentric...

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... he put into office were close friends of his, including Amos Kendall, Andrew J. Donelson, William B. Lewis, Francis J. Blair, and Duff Green, and became know as the "Kitchen Cabinet". In 1830, Henry Clay proposed the Maysville Road Bill, which called upon the building of a road in the state of Kentucky to be paid with federal dollars. Eventually, President Jackson vetoed this bill ... two political parties. These parties were known as the Whigs and the Democrats. The Whigs, conservatives and those popular with pro-Bank people and plantation owners included people such as Henry Clay, Dan...

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... the laws of nature, to proceed to the destruction or expulsion of the savages." The use of the word "savages" shows that the Americans were indifferent toward other ethnic backgrounds. Henry Knox wanted to destroy the Cherokee tribes in order to gain land for the United States, although he questioned the morality of whether to acquire the Cherokee land, his conclusion ... and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters, the United States will from time to time gratuitously the said nation with useful implements of husbandry." The statement made by Henry Knox shows a stereoty...

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... the laws of nature, to proceed to the destruction or expulsion of the savages." The use of the word savages, shows that the American had irreverence toward other ethnic backgrounds. Henry Knox wanted to destroy the cherokee tribes inorder to gain land for the United States, although he questions the morality of whether to acquire the cherokee land, his conclusion forbode ... and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters, the United States will from time to time gratuitously the said nation with useful implements of husbandry." The statement made by Henry Knox shows an ethn...

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... get up and go. Andrew Jackson also favored the removal. He thought it wasn't justified to have a nation within a nation. He used the constitution to help his argument. In Article IV.3 it states "No new State shall be formed or erected within within the jurisdiction of any other state "(Document L). Georgia was sovereignty and there should not be a nation within Georgia ... ...

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... the U.S. controlled much of the nation's gold and silver. The President of the Bank was Nicholas Biddle. The war between Jackson and Biddle erupted in 1832, when Daniel Webster and Henry Clay presented Congress with a bill to renew the Bank of the United States' charter. The re-charter bill was passed through Congress, but was vetoed by President Jackson. The veto ... ...

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... was elected president. Their daughter-in-law Angelica Van Buren served as White House hostess during the last two year of the Van Buren administration.   Anna Harrison 1775-1864 William Henry Harrison's wife is the only spouse of a president and grandmother of another. She never lived in the White House because her husband died a month after his inauguration. Their daughter-in ... ...

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... presidential elections won primarily by propaganda and appeal to the westerners and southerners. Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson, won in 1828 by winning over these southern and western states while William Henry Harrison won in 1840. The short-term results of the two elections saw the propaganda and appeal to the poor used to reel in the majority of the voters, as ... ...

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... thought the representatives" hands should be tied to correlate their votes exactly with the outcome of the peoples" expressed desires. Jackson, after the "corrupt bargain" between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, believed that the electoral process needed to change (Remini, p.17). Throughout Jackson's eight year tenure as president there were times when the democratic process was followed and both bad ... ...

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... to unify the nation became increasingly important. This plan consisted of three major points: 1. establishing a protective tariff, 2. resurrecting the national bank, and 3. development of transportations system and other internal improvements. Henry Clay began to promote this plan as the American System. Clay was a great compromiser and was the speaker of the House of Representatives. A nationally accepted currency and improved transportation network ... ...

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... nominated Jackson for president and the following year he was elected the U.S. senate. He also nearly won the presidential campaign of 1824 however as a result of the "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay. Over the next four years the current administration built a strong political machine with nationalistic policies and a lack of concern of states rights. In 1828 through a campaign filled with mud ... ...

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... and only assisted white men. Andrew Jackson was the first president to fully utilize the powers of the executive branch and establish it as an equal if not superior branch. Henry Clay viewed Jackson as dictatorial and unconstitutional and persuaded the Congress to censure him in 1834, but Jacksonian propaganda continued to portray Jackson as a common man. Jacksonians were strict constitutionalists ... ...

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