Question

Kentucky politician Henry Clay became known as the "Great Pacificator" because of his ability to negotiate compromises in Congress. Clay played an important role in which of the following compromises?
A. the Compromise of 1850
B. the Great Compromise
OC. the Compromise of 1877
D. the Three-fifths Compromise

Answer 1

A. the Compromise of 1850

Henry Clay, nicknamed the "Great Compromiser," was a principal architect of the Compromise of 1850 (and earlier helped craft the Missouri Compromise of 1820). The other items listed occurred either before his prominence (Great Compromise, Three‑fifths) or after his death (Compromise of 1877).