Henry Clay

By adrianmagg

  • Clay was born April 7, 1777

    Clay was born April 7, 1777
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    Henry Clay

  • introduced to the British

    Get's his hosue ransacked by British at age 3.

  • Admitted to Virginia Bar

    admitted to Virginia Bar

  • moved to Lexington Kentucky.

    moved to Lexington Kentucky.

  • He opposed the Alien and Sedition Act

    He opposed the Alien and Sedition Act

  • Married Lucretia Hart

    Married Lucretia Hart, daughter of wealthy Lexington buisness man.

  • Added to the Kentucky General Assembley.

    Added to the Kentucky General Assembley.

  • Appointed to the U.S. Sentate

    Appointed to the U.S. Sentate at 29 years old

  • Clay represented Aaron Buur

    Clay represented Aaron Buur in a wild case in which Burr was accused of planning an expedition into Spanish Territory and essentially trying to create a new empire.

  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. went to war with Britain

    In part due to Clay's political pressure, the U.S. went to war with Britain

  • Creation of second bank of U.S.

    Creation of second bank of U.S.

  • Missouri compromise passed

    Missouri compromise passed

  • Drawn to the presidency.

    Drawn to presidency.

  • came back to D.C. and the Senate floor

    came back to D.C. and the Senate floor

  • walked South Carolina back from the brink of secession.

    walked South Carolina back from the brink of secession.

  • Clay's Compromise Tariff of 1833 slowly reduced the tariff rate

    Clay's Compromise Tariff of 1833 slowly reduced the tariff rate

  • Retired from the Senate and returned to Kentucky.

    Retired from the Senate and returned to Kentucky.

  • California: Non-slave state

    introduced a bill that allowed California to enter the Union as a non-slave state

  • Clay died June 29, 1852

    Clay died June 29, 1852