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Decade of Discord: Congressional Debate Over Slavery Intensifies as Country Expands
Issues related to America's expansion and westward development begin to spiral out of control in the 1850s. In Congress, aging senators Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun debate the future of union. The South fears what will happen if l...
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Legacy of an Autocratic Ruler: Andrew Jackson Versus the Bank of the United States
The Bank of the United States under the leadership of Nicholas Biddle is a very profitable enterprise. In the election of 1832, Henry Clay seizes upon the early reauthorization of the bank's charter as a campaign issue against Andrew Jackson. Jackso...