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Henry Clay: The Great Compromiser

An excerpt from the speeches of Henry Clay in which he defends a tariff compromise to end the Nullification Crisis.

An excerpt from the speeches of Henry Clay in which he defends a tariff compromise to end the Nullification Crisis.

Citation Information: Colton, Calvin, excerpt from “The life and times of Henry Clay,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/94965de550e24dfff0251d273a82ffb7.

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An excerpt from the speeches of Henry Clay in which he defends a tariff compromise to end the Nullification Crisis.

A political cartoon about Andrew Jackson’s war on the Second Bank of the US and Henry Clay’s response.

An excerpt from a text in which a “professed christian” offers reasons why he can vote for Henry Clay in the Presidential election of 1844.

An excerpt from a pamphlet in which John Hill, a Missouri Republican, compares and contrasts Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln.

A painting of Henry Clay defending the Compromise of 1850 before the Senate.

Images of the funeral remembrances for Henry Clay in New York City.

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