亨利‧克雷 (Henry
Clay) 去世了
1852年6月29日
亨利‧克雷之所以成為「偉大的談判專家」，是因為他運用他的談判技巧，讓廢奴州與蓄奴州之間維繫平衡的局面。克雷曾經幫助起草三份延遲內戰爆發的立法文件，包括了「密蘇里妥協案」以及」「1850年妥協案」。
儘管他的政治生涯因此受到波及，但是克雷還是為了維繫聯邦共和國的存續而努力著。如果他當時沒有反對德州加入聯邦，那麼他在1844年就有可能成為美國總統。為什麼克雷不希望德州加入聯邦呢？
Henry Clay became known as "the Great Compromiser" when he used his skills as a negotiator to maintain a balance between the free and the slave states. Clay helped to draft three pieces of legislation that postponed the Civil War, including "The Missouri Compromise" and "The Compromise of 1850."
Clay worked to keep the Union together even when it hurt his own career. He might have become president in 1844 if he had not opposed Texas's entry into the Union. Why didn't Clay want Texas to join the Union?
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