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Born in Hanover County, Virginia.
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Henry Clay manages to get into law. He works in Lexington, Kentucky.
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When John Adair resigns, Clay is elected as a Democtatic Republican to Senate, despite being under the required age of 30.
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Serves as Speaker of the House, and appointed a commisioner to negotiate a peace treaty with Britian in 1914. Resigned ion January 19, 1814.
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As a "War Hawk:, Henry Clay writes a letter in which he encourages the War of 1812.
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Missouri applies for statehood.
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Maine applies for statehood.
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Under the Missouri Compromise, Missouri, and all future states below its line of latitude, will be admitted as slave states. Maine, and all states above Missouri, will be admitted as free states. Henry Clay was crucial in creating the Compromise of 1820.
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Henry Clay runs for president but gets few votes. When the race between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams comes off as inconclusive, the House of Representatives is called to make the decision. Henry Clay sways the election in favor of Adam's position, and Adam appoints Clay as Secretary of State. Jackson's supporters named this the "Corrupt Bargain".
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Henry Clay runs for presidency again, but loses.
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Henry Clay asks Senate to censure Andrew Jackson after he refuses to give them a document. The vote is 26-20 in favor of reprimanding Jackson.
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Henry Clay runs for president as a Whig but once again loses.
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After the Mexican-American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed. As a result, the USA gains a large amount of territory; there is controversy over whether they should be free states or slave states.
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After the Mexican War, the US tries to reach a decision on the issue of slavery in the new territory. Henry Clay proposes a new compromise. According to the compromise, California would be admitted as a free state. The Fugitive Slave Act would be introduced. The slave trade in Washington D.C. would be outlawed, and Texas would be paid $10 million for giving up some of its disputed territory. No slavery restrictions would be passed in Utah or New Mexico.
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Henry Clay dies of tuberculosis
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Abraham Lincoln gives a speech commemorating Henry Clay after his death.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act is enacted after Clay's death. This compromise repeals the Missouri Compromise, allowing states to decide on being a free state or a slave state through popular sovereignty.
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Confederate forces open fire on Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of a war Henry Clay had worked strenuously to avoid.
