=The Leading Facts.= _1._ Clay's father was a Baptist preacher.
Young Henry went to school in a log cabin, and rode his horse
to mill with a rope bridle. _2._ He studied law, and went to
Lexington, Kentucky, to practice. _3._ Clay won his way to the
hearts of the people; was elected to the House of Representatives
for a great many years. _4._ He favored the War of 1812; induced
Congress to pass the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise Tariff
of 1833. _5._ Clay ran three times for president. He was author
of the great Compromise of 1850. _6._ Webster was a weakly child,
played in the woods, and read books. _7._ He was graduated at
Dartmouth, taught school, studied law, and was opposed to the War
of 1812. _8._ Webster replied to Hayne, opposed the nullification
of South Carolina, and was made Secretary of State by Harrison.
_9._ Supported Clay's Compromise of 1850, and was made Secretary
of State by Fillmore. _10._ John C. Calhoun was born in South
Carolina, and studied law. _11._ He went to Congress, favored
the War of 1812, and was afterwards made Secretary of War. _12._
Calhoun thought that a state had the right to nullify an act of
Congress. _13._ He opposed Abolitionists and the Compromise of 1850.
=Study Questions.= _1._ Who was the "Mill boy of the Slashes"?
_2._ Name some of our great men besides Clay who loved books. _3._
What could Clay do better than the other boys? _4._ What help did
he get from the Chancellor of Virginia? _5._ Why did Henry Clay
form a debating club? _6._ Where was Ashland? _7._ What was Clay's
first great work in Kentucky? _8._ What is a Speaker of the House
of Representatives? _9._ What did Clay do in stirring up the war
spirit? _10._ Why did Clay speak for the Missouri Compromise? _11._
What was the Compromise Tariff? _12._ Why call Clay a peacemaker?
_13._ How many times did Henry Clay run for president? _14._ Why
was Clay sent back to the United States Senate in 1850? _15._
Picture the scene when Clay made his last great speech.
_16._ Who was Webster? _17._ Why did he play in the woods? _18._
What proof that he loved books too? _19._ Why were Daniel Webster's
feelings hurt at Exeter? _20._ Why did students like Webster? _21._
How did he reward his parents for sending him to college? _22._
What was Webster's view of the War of 1812? _23._ Picture Webster
in 1830. _24._ Quote something from his speech in reply to Hayne.
_25._ Who praised Webster for his speech against nullification?
_26._ Do you think Harrison selected the best man for Secretary of
State? _27._ Why did his friends in the North blame Webster for
the Seventh of March speech? _28._ How were Webster's last days
affected by public opinion?
_29._ Who was Calhoun and what did roaming in the woods and fields
do for him? _30._ Where did he go to college and when did he reach
Congress? _31._ What position did he take in the War of 1812? _32._
Why did he favor the tariff and later favor the nullification of
the tariff? _33._ What office did President Monroe give him? _34._
What effect had the "South Carolina Exposition"? _35._ What did
South Carolina do? _36._ How was a clash averted? _37._ What did
Calhoun say of the Abolitionists? _38._ What did he say of the
Union? _39._ What did he say of slavery? _40._ What was Calhoun's
position on the Compromise of 1850? _41._ What were his last words?
=Suggested Readings.= HENRY CLAY: Wright, _Children's Stories
of American Progress_, 159-178; Brooks, _Century Book of Famous
Americans_, 145-155; Anderson, _United States Reader_, 281-285;
Frost, _The Mill Boy of the Slashes_.
DANIEL WEBSTER: Baldwin, _Four Great Americans_, 125-186; Brooks,
_Century Book of Famous Americans_, 37-48; Hart, _How Our
Grandfathers Lived_, 341-344; Bolton, _Famous American Statesmen_,
177-229.
JOHN C. CALHOUN: Brooks, _Century Book of Famous Americans_,
140-144; Rogers, _The True Henry Clay_, 248-254.