Henry Clay
Henry Clay was an American statesman of the early nineteenth century, serving as Speaker of the House, Senator, and Secretary of State.
Known as "The Great Compromiser," he brokered major legislative agreements—the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850—that temporarily defused tensions over slavery.
He ran unsuccessfully for president three times.
1820 slavery boundary legislation
- Compromise of 1850Five bills balancing slave-state interests
- sectionalSofa made of units
- slaveryOwnership of people
- UnionNamed political entity
conciliation · mediation · negotiation · settlement · bipartisanship · deal-making · reconciliation · middle ground
Taxes on imports
- protectionismShielding local producers
- Daniel WebsterStatesman and constitutional lawyer
- John Quincy AdamsSixth American chief executive
- Zachary TaylorTwelfth American chief executive
platform · industrialization · coalition · opposition · presidential candidate · Kentucky · Ashland · political rival
Lower chamber's presiding officer
- senatorUpper chamber member
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- billAmount owed, written
War of 1812 · caucus · Capitol · amendment · committee · resolution · majority leader · congressional leader
Persuasive verbal grace
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- Senate floorLegislative body's main hall
- debateFormal argument on issues
public speaking · speeches · articulation · congressional · address · discourse · forensics · passionate
Top diplomatic cabinet position
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
- American diplomacyWashington's international relations conduct
statesmanship · presidential advisor · cabinet · Latin America · Pan-American · negotiator · international · policy
Missouri Compromise
1820 slavery boundary legislation
- Compromise of 1850Five bills balancing slave-state interests
- sectionalSofa made of units
- slaveryOwnership of people
Union · conciliation · mediation · negotiation · settlement · bipartisanship · deal-making · reconciliation · middle ground · give-and-take
tariffs
Taxes on imports
- protectionismShielding local producers
- Daniel WebsterStatesman and constitutional lawyer
- John Quincy AdamsSixth American chief executive
Zachary Taylor · platform · industrialization · coalition · opposition · presidential candidate · Kentucky · Ashland · political rival · Andrew Jackson
Speaker of the House
Lower chamber's presiding officer
- senatorUpper chamber member
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
bill · War of 1812 · caucus · Capitol · amendment · committee · resolution · majority leader · congressional leader · lawmaker
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- Senate floorLegislative body's main hall
debate · public speaking · speeches · articulation · congressional · address · discourse · forensics · passionate · spellbinding
Secretary of State
Top diplomatic cabinet position
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
American diplomacy · statesmanship · presidential advisor · cabinet · Latin America · Pan-American · negotiator · international · policy · national interest
- Kentucky historyDaniel Boone, statehood, Cumberland Gap, border state, Lexington
- Kentucky PoliticiansMitch McConnell, Rand Paul, John Brown
- Bank WarAndrew Jackson, national bank, hard money, state banks, specie
- Pennsylvania TownshipsDunbar, Franklin, German, Jefferson, Perry
- Whig EraJohn Tyler, Zachary Taylor, Daniel Webster
- Whig PoliticiansDaniel Webster
Henry ClayJohn C. Calhoun
Jefferson Davis · secessionists · Andrew Jackson · John Brown · fire-eaters