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John C. Calhoun (Vice President, Secretary of State, & SC Senator) BIO PPT

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Biography presentation cover identifying John C. Calhoun as vice president, alongside his painted portrait
Opening title slide of the biography presentation
Birth slide naming John Caldwell Calhoun and giving his birth date as March 18, 1782, in Abbeville, SC
Slide 2: Calhoun’s birth and birthplace
Family background slide identifying John C. Calhoun as the fourth child of Patrick and Martha Caldwell Calhoun
Slide 3: Calhoun’s parents and birth order
Family background slide describing Patrick Calhoun as a surveyor, farmer, planter, and state legislator
Slide 4: Patrick Calhoun’s work and political role
Early life slide stating Calhoun’s father died when he was 14 and he took over managing six farms
Slide 5: Family loss and farm responsibilities
Education slide stating Calhoun entered Yale in 1802 with his brothers’ funding and was valedictorian in 1804
Slide 6: Yale attendance and graduation
Legal training slide covering Calhoun’s studies at Tapping Reeve Law School and South Carolina bar admission in 1807
Slide 7: Law school and admission to the bar
Congressional career slide describing Calhoun’s 1810 election to the U.S. House and leadership among the War Hawks
Slide 8: House election and War Hawk leadership
Marriage slide recording Calhoun’s January 1811 marriage to Floride Bonneau Colhoun, alongside her portrait
Slide 9: Marriage to Floride Bonneau Colhoun
Family life slide listing the Calhouns’ 10 children and noting that Floride Pure, Jane, and Elizabeth died in infancy
Slide 10: The Calhouns’ children
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Social Studies, History, History: USA, Government

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Not Grade Specific

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Teacher Tools, Presentations

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John C. Calhoun Biography PowerPoint\nThis informative 65-page biography PowerPoint covers the life and political career of John C. Calhoun, an influential 19th century American statesman. Ideal for middle and high school American history and government classes, the presentation examines Calhoun's background, education, early legal career, and his time serving South Carolina as congressman, Secretary of War under President James Monroe, Vice President under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, Secretary of State, and long-tenured senator. Key details on his views and accomplishments regarding slavery, nullification, free trade, and states' rights are provided. engage students with vivid images and compelling details on this controversial yet impactful national political figure.

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calhoun statesman senator vice president

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