He was the American namesake of the (*) Transcontinental Treaty, which ceded Florida to the United States in 1819, and he defended the African captives in the Amistad case.
In exchange for an electoral vote from Louisiana, this man appointed James Brown as minister to France. William H. Crawford refused this president's invitation to continue in his post as Secretary of the Treasury, so this president appointed Richard Rush instead. This man's numerous presentations of anti-slavery petitions led to the repeal of the gag rules. He was the American namesake of the (*) Transcontinental Treaty, which ceded Florida to the United States in 1819, and he defended the African captives in the Amistad case. He made Henry Clay his secretary of state as part of the so-called Corrupt Bargain. For 10 points, name this sixth president of the United States, son of the second president.
In exchange for an electoral vote from Louisiana, this man appointed James Brown as minister to France.
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