Henry Clay Dbq

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Henry Clay spoke for most people in the West because he and most of the people thought that they should have better roads, canals, and waterway systems. Henry Clay was also a lawyer and that was another reason on why he was a spokesperson for all the people.
John C. Calhoun advocated for the south's “interests” but not all of the southerners because not all southerners had different ideas.
Daniel Webster opposed the national tariff at first but then came to support it to try to protect some industries that were located in the Northwest.
In 1811 the charter for the First National Bank had expired. A charter is a legal document that's given to a certain person or company that gives them different rights than other people.
Most of the British
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Some of the contracts that people gave to the government had been enforced by law but shouldn’t have been because they were unconstitutional.
Almost all of the contracts, helped promote capitalism and in doing so had helped keep privately owned business because Capitalism is the economic system in which privately owned businesses compete in a free market.
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was to try and protect the railroad industries in general so they could keep building railroads in the West and South. Spain had ceded or “gave up” Florida to the United States because they were having to deal with mexico’s independence, so to not start a potential war they ceded.
Miguel Hidalgo had made a “army” of native Americans to try and gain independence from Spain in 1811 and they finally got their independence was in 1821.
Simon Bolivar was a political leader and was a Venezuelan military officer who had a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela.
James Monroe was the last founding father to be the president in office and was a Virginia dynasty Republican.
John Quincy Adams was a senator, diplomat, a member of the House of Representatives, and a president of the United

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