They were considered to be perhaps the three most influential men in the pre-Civil War history. They represent what would now be considered to be the moderate, the right, and the left wing positions with regard to states rights. John Calhoun favored states rights, Daniel Webster was opposed, and Henry Clay was known as "the Great Compromiser".
John C. Colhoun believed in states rights. Henry Clay did not.
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War Hawks
War Hawks
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Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster - stella
Three senators played a vital role in the compromise of 1850. The senators included Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.
William Henry Harrison founded the Whig party after the presidencies of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. The Whig party was used as an anti-Jackson campaign starting with Harrison and the "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign.
John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay.
Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster
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Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster - stella
john c. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and Henry clay
John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay organized the comprimise.
- They were all members of congress -Also, known to be the most persuasive men in early war history. Daniel Webster supported the north, high taxes, and was an excellent speaker. Henry Clay was a 'war hawk', known as the 'Great Compromiser', and negotiated the Treaty of Ghent. John C. Calhoun was a 'war hawk' as well, supported state's rights, and was against high taxes.
Three senators played a vital role in the compromise of 1850. The senators included Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.
William Henry Harrison founded the Whig party after the presidencies of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. The Whig party was used as an anti-Jackson campaign starting with Harrison and the "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign.
Henry clay, Daniel Webster, and John Callahoun
Both born in the same year. With Clay, part of the 'Immortal Triumverate' in the 1830-40s.
The difference was more generational than leadership-oriented, plus the slavery-anti-slavery issue was involved. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun were the leading figures of the generation preceding the Civil War, with Clay and Calhoun pro-slavery and Webster against. William Seward and Stephan Douglas (who both lost the presidential primary to Abraham Lincoln), were instrumental in Lincoln's cabinet in winning the Civil War.