<span>Henry Clay, U.S. senator from Kentucky, was determined to find a solution. In 1820 he had resolved a fiery debate over the spread of slavery with his Missouri Compromise. Now, thirty years later, the matter surfaced again within the walls of the Capitol. But this time the stakes were higher -- nothing less than keeping the Union together.</span>
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A weak government is poorly prepared to handle the demands of a crisis such as a natural disaster.
Milestones on the path to the American civil war as the borders moved westward, and so did American settlers, which raised several serious questions over what certain Americans were bringing with them
