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Intoduction
Henry Clay was a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky. He prevented slavery from spreading through the United States in the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He was born in Hanover County, Virginia. He was an american hero and was one of the most respected men during his time.
interesting facts
Henry Clay moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1797, at age 20, to become a
lawyer. He was Speaker of the House and pushed for expansion and war
with Britain. He also served as a peace comissioner in Ghent in the
effort to end the war of 1812. Henry Clay wrote the "Great Compromise"
to admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine to be admitted as a free
state. In the election of 1824 was decided in the House of
Representatives, John Quincey Adams won the presidency and he elected
Henry Clay as his Secretary of State. He died from tuberculosis on June
29 , 1852.
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Links
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=RFcP4PFvhTUC&pg=PA40&sig=HFwTTO52TVnC0z6c7knEZLtmG8E&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
bibliography
James, Hopkins, Mary, Hargreaves, Robert, Seager II, Melba Porter Hay, American National Biography 1991. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000482
Remini,Robert,Henry Clay:Statesman for the Union, 2011. http://law.jrank.org/pages/5274/Clay-Henry.html
By: Ethan Conkin /8th grade student/St. Gabriel School/8-Huelsman
Last Updated : 4/1/11