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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state.
The War Hawks efforts ultimately persuaded President James Madison to declare war on the United Kingdom. [9] This young group, composed of mainly people from Southern and Western States was led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. [9] [10] Specifically, Henry Clay was elected the speaker of the house by the US Congress in 1811. [9]
A number of contemporaries called it, "The second war for independence." [1] Henry Clay and John Calhoun pushed a declaration of war through Congress, stressing the need to uphold American honor and independence. Speaking of the impact of the depressed cotton trade upon his fellow Southerners, Calhoun told Congress that:
In U.S. politics, the Great Triumvirate (known also as the Immortal Trio) refers to a triumvirate of three statesmen who dominated American politics for much of the first half of the 19th century, namely Henry Clay of Kentucky, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. [1]
Henry Clay, a "guiding spirit" of the 19th-century war hawks [1] The term "war hawk" was coined in 1792 and was often used to ridicule politicians who favored a pro-war policy in peacetime. Historian Donald R. Hickey found 129 uses of the term in American newspapers before late 1811, mostly from Federalists warning against Democratic-Republican ...
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This brigade was under the command of Gen. Henry Fitz Warren. The regiment's first test was at the Battle of Hartville, Missouri, with 262 members of the regiment participating on January 11, 1863. The battle ended with Confederates withdrawing to the south and Federal soldiers to Lebanon before returning to Houston.
An image of The Compromise Tariff of 1833 that would lower rates on tariffs over 10 years in an agreement between John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay.. In 1811, British ships plundered American ships, inspiring outraged "War Hawk" representatives into declaring the War of 1812.