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The 16 pages that link to John C. Calhoun, each with the reason it gives.

• Compromise of 1850Related: His final Senate speech rejected the settlement as inadequate to protect slaveholding interests.

• James K. PolkRelated: As a senator, he opposed Polk’s proposed war with Mexico and shaped debate over expansion.

• James MonroeRelated: Calhoun served as Monroe’s vice president during both presidential terms.

• National RoadRelated: As a congressman, he proposed a federal road funded by land-sale proceeds.

• Nullification CrisisRelated: Calhoun developed the doctrine and helped shape South Carolina's resistance.

• States' rightsRelated: His constitutional theory turned state resistance into a systematic political doctrine.

• Daniel WebsterRelated: Calhoun’s defense of the South’s position sharpened the sectional debate Webster addressed in 1850.

• Cotton KingdomRelated: His political arguments defended the slaveholding order underpinning cotton production.

• Mathew BradyRelated: Brady’s portraits of prominent political figures captured leaders from a sharply divided antebellum nation.

• Samuel ColtRelated: Calhoun supported Colt’s effort to secure government contracts for firearms.

• George FitzhughRelated: Calhoun’s defense of slavery as a positive good anticipated arguments Fitzhugh developed in his own writing.

• History of South CarolinaRelated: His political theories gave national influence to arguments central to South Carolina's antebellum politics.