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☆☆☆☆☆Henry Clay was an American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He is given credit for the 1820 Missouri Compromise.
Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 - June 29, 1852) was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives. He served three different terms as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and was also Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829. He lost his campaigns for president in 1824, 1832 and 1844.
by 1850 had idea of manifest destiny been achieved
George Washington became very famous after the war. Luckily he refused the offer to become another "King" George (we had just become independent from King George III)
The Ku Klux Klan advocated white supremacy. The Klan was started in 1866 for the purpose of intimidating African Americans.
