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Henry Clay

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When Henry Clay Refused to Compromise - Gilbert King, Smithsonian

To this day, he is considered one of the most influential politicians in U.S. history. His role in putting together the Compromise of 1850, a series of resolutions limiting the expansion of...

Jackson's Win Not Enough for Presidency - Don Keko, Examiner

The Election of 1824 brought back the two party system. The election ended up in the House of Representatives because no one candidate could garner enough electoral votes to be president....

Henry Clay: Compromise or Corrupt Bargain? - Biography

Henry Clay, born in Virginia in 1777, was an American statesman, congressman and senator. He promoted several major governmental compromises to balance the rights of free and slave states....

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