John Quincy Adams

Secretary of State in 1825, he was appointed by President John Quincy Adams at the time. He served a four-year term until 1829. Clay was most famous for his contributions to the domestic policy and his emphasis on economic development in his diplomacy. Clay had a minimal education, but he was very interested in politics. Most of his life was served

The defense team, two abolitionists and the attorney, Roger Baldwin, seeks out the aid of John Quincy Adams for the final court case in which Adams delivers quite an inspirational and eloquent monologue to the judges of the supreme court, which in turn gained the freedom the Amistad Africans desperately wanted and deserved. The ending of the film revealed that the main

Throughout the course of American politics, superstar senators have risen from the frameworks of capitol buildings on federal, state, and local levels. Some were ruthlessly manipulative in their desire to achieve success, choosing to push their own agenda for the sake of a spot in history. Others served a more earnest cause, putting their country before their party. From the founding fathers to post World War II America, senators of the extremely partisan kind worked in Washington, these men certainly

Andrew Jackson, a saint or a devil? Lets start from the beginning. Andrew Jackson was born on march 15, 1767 in the backwoods area of the carolinas borders. Jackson grew up in a poor, uneducated family. At the age of 13, the revolutionary war started and he signed up on the roster for the american militia. After getting accepted, his job was to go around the battlefield and send messages between the troops and the leaders. In the late 1780’s Andrew Jackson educated himself by reading a lot of books

introduced on December 2,1823 that asserted that the Western Hemisphere was not to be further colonized by European countries and the that US would neither interfere with existing European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries. Adams-Onis Treaty aka Transcontinental Treaty of 1819; settled a border dispute in North America between the US and Spain; treaty was a result of increasing tension between the US and Spain regarding territorial rights at a time of weakened Spanish power;

The First Seminole War was the first of three conflicts in the early 19th century that involved the United States Army and the Seminole population in Florida. At the time, Florida was still under the control of Spain. Most of its population consisted of the Seminole Native Americans and African Americans. The dates of the First Seminole War are debated but most believe that it occurred between 1816 and 1818. This war took place after the War of 1812 and tensions were still high between the United

high political contention between the Democrats and the Whigs, American would have twenty presidents between 1825 with John Quincy Adams win and William McKinley in 1897. The presidential contention of 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson would take the American politics to a new height. Even though Andrew Jackson won the popular votes in that year, John Quincy Adams became the president following a deal he made with

But was he really that democratic. Before Andrew Jackson was elected President in 1828 he ran to be President in 1824 along side John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford. But the votes were split and so it was up to the house of representatives to choose who would become President of the United States. Thank to a little help from Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams won the presidency of 1824. After the vote of the people was silenced in the 1824 election Jackson was determined to create a new

A Just Leader, Henry Clay Former Secretary of State, Henry clay, was born on April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia. Henry Clay’s parents were Reverend John Clay and Elizabeth Hudson Clay and in addition to him they had six children. Reverend John Clay died in 1781 when Henry Clay was only four years old. His father’s death resulted in a meager upbringing in which continued even when his mother remarried. As a young boy, he obtained a public education in a small rural school in Virginia and

Andrew Jackson was president for only two terms, but he left behind a legacy that lasted for many years. His legacy lasted so long they named an Era after him, the Jacksonian Era. Andrew Jackson was unlike the presidents before him, and he was considered the first modern president. I agree that the Jacksonian Era was a pivotal period in American History when the role of the Federal Government and the President were redefined. Many changes occurred during the Jacksonian Era like the issue of slavery