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Andrew Jackson was the seventh U.S. President who played as a prevailing actor in American politics between the year 1826 and 1861 (Ray, 2014). He was born to an obscure parent and orphaned during his younger years. Jackson was not only known to be strong-willed and a fierce soldier but also as controversial, both as a military and politician.
The Indian Removal Act on 30th of May 1830 was the first major legislative departure from the U.S. policy that officially respects the American Indians’ legal and political rights (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2018). This act has given the president an authorization to grant Indian tribes with unsettled western prairie land as a replacement for the state borders territories.
Henry Clay was an appointed Secretary of State by President John Quincy Adams on 7th of March 1825 (Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, 2018). He assumed his duties on the same day and worked in service until the 3rd of March 1829. Clay became famous being the “great pacificator” and contributed to the domestic policy.
The United States’ conflict between Mexico from 1846 until 1848 was caused by the annexation of Texas and the American settlers’ westward thrust (National Archives, 2018). Upon the assumption of the American presidency in 1845, there was an attempt by James K. Polk to secure Mexican agreement.
In between the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the Civil War of 1861, the California Gold Rush is the most impactful event during the first half of the 19th century (PBS, 2018). The discovery of gold on the 24th of January 1848 at Sutter's Mill has exposed the biggest migration in the history of United States.
The biggest persons named as Calhoun, Webster, and Clay (U.S. History, 2018) had discussed even when the Congress still debated the contentious concerns during the summer. Every time Clay's Compromise was summoned for a vote, the majority was not in for a total support.
Named as “the Little Giant” due to his political status that exceeded his stature of five-foot-four, senator of Illinois Stephen A. Douglas continued as an important national symbol during his first Senate election in 1847 until his death in 1861 (United States Senate, 2018).