Help!!!! Who are these people?

Question

Who are these people?
1. Henry clay
2. John calhoun
3. Daniel Webster
4. John Marshall

Answer 1

Clay, Henry
1777—1852, American statesman, b. Hanover co., Va.

John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. His ideas led to the American Civil War a decade after his death.

Webster, Daniel
1782—1852, American statesman, lawyer, and orator, b. Salisbury (now in Franklin), N.H.

Marshall, John
1755—1835, American jurist, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (1801—35), b. Virginia.

Answer 2

Henry Clay - was a leading American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He was the founder and leader of the Whig Party and a leading advocate of programs for modernizing the economy (such as factories, canals, railroads and banks).

John calhoun - was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. His ideas led to the American Civil War a decade after his death.

Daniel Webster - was a leading American statesman during the nation's antebellum era. Webster first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. His increasingly nationalistic views and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led Webster to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System.

John Marshall - was an American statesman and jurist who more than anyone else shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801 until his death. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1799 to June 7, 1800, and, under President John Adams, was Secretary of State from June 6, 1800 to March 4, 1801. Marshall was a native of the state of Virginia and a leader of the Federalist Party.

Answer 3

They were all Secretaries of State
1. H. Clay - Kentucky 1825 to 1829
2. J. Calhoun - South Carolina 1844-1845
3. D. Webster - Massachusetts 1841-1843 & 1850-1852
4. J. Marshall - Virginai 1800-1801

Answer 4

1, 2, and 3, were founders of the Whig party.

#4 was an important Federalist Supreme Court chief justice who made many important decisions that increased the power of the SC.

Answer 5

All Four of them were statesmen who dominated the United States Senate

Answer 6

Henry Clay - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay

John Calhoun - take your pick: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calhoun

Daniel Webster - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster

John Marshall - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marshall

Answer 7

Henry Clay
Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was a leading American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He was the founder and leader of the Whig Party and a leading advocate of programs for modernizing the economy (such as factories, canals, railroads and banks).

Although his multiple attempts at the presidency were unsuccessful, he to a large extent defined the issues of the Second Party System. He was known as the Great Compromiser because of his success in brokering compromises on the slavery issue, especially in 1820 and 1850. In 1957 a Senate committee chaired by John F. Kennedy named Clay as one of the five greatest Senators in American history.

John Caldwell Calhoun
(March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century, best known as a spokesman for slavery, nullification and the rights of electoral minorities, such as slave-holders. His ideas led to the American Civil War a decade after his death.

Calhoun began his career as a staunch nationalist, favoring war with Britain in 1812 and a vast program of internal improvements afterwards. He reversed course in the 1820s to attack nationalism in favor of States Rights of the sort Thomas Jefferson had propounded in 1798. Although he died a decade before the American Civil War broke out, Calhoun was a major inspiration to the secessionists who created the short-lived Confederate States of America. Nicknamed the "cast-steel man" for his staunch determination to defend the causes in which he believed, Calhoun pushed the theory of nullification, a states' rights theory under which states could declare null and void any federal law they deemed to be unconstitutional. He was an outspoken proponent of the institution of slavery, which he defended as a "positive good" rather than as a necessary evil. His rhetorical defense of slavery was partially responsible for escalating Southern threats of secession in the face of mounting abolitionist sentiment in the North.

Calhoun spent his entire career working for the national government in a variety of high offices. He served as the seventh Vice President of the United States, first under John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) and then under Andrew Jackson (1829-1832), but resigned the Vice Presidency to enter the United States Senate, where he had more power. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1810-1817) and was Secretary of War (1817-1824) under Monroe and Secretary of State (1844-1845) under Tyler.

Daniel Webster
(January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was a leading American statesman during the nation's antebellum era. Webster first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. His increasingly nationalistic views and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led Webster to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System.

As an attorney he served as legal counsel in several cases that established important constitutional precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As Secretary of State, Webster negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty that established the definitive Eastern border between the United States and Canada. Primarily recognized for his Senate tenure, Webster was a key figure in the institution's "Golden Age". So well known was his skill as a Senator throughout this period that Webster became a third of what was and still is known today as the "Great Triumvirate", or the "Immortal Trio", along with his colleagues Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.

Like Henry Clay, his desire to see the Union preserved and conflict averted led him to search out compromises designed to stave off the sectionalism that threatened war between the North and South. Though Webster made three bids he never achieved the Presidency, his final attempt failing in part because of his compromises. Like his attempts at gaining the White House, Webster's efforts at steering the nation away from civil war toward a definite peace would ultimately prove futile. Despite this, Webster came to be esteemed for his attempts, being officially named by the Senate in 1957 as one of its five most outstanding members.

John Marshall
(September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who more than anyone else shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801 until his death. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1799 to June 7, 1800, and, under President John Adams, was Secretary of State from June 6, 1800 to March 4, 1801. Marshall was a native of the state of Virginia and a leader of the Federalist Party.

The longest-serving Chief Justice in Supreme Court history, Marshall dominated the Court for over three decades and played a significant role in the development of the American legal system. Most notably, he established that the courts are entitled to exercise judicial review, i.e., the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution. Thus, Marshall has been credited with cementing the position of the judiciary as an independent and influential branch of government. Furthermore, Marshall made several important decisions relating to Federalism, shaping the balance of power between the federal government and the states during the early years of the republic. In particular, he repeatedly confirmed the supremacy of federal law over state law, and supported an expansive reading of the enumerated powers.