JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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good deal
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corrupt bargain
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Clay threw his support behind second-place finisher John Quincy Adams and helped build support for him in Congress. Adams won the election and named Clay his secretary of state shortly thereafter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jackson dominated in the South and the West, aided in part by the passage of the Tariff of 1828. With the ongoing expansion of the right to vote to most white men, the election marked a dramatic expansion of the electorate, with 9.5% of Americans casting a vote for president, compared with 3.4% in 1824.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Henry Clay favor John Quincy Adams over Andrew Jackson when the presidential election of 1824 went to the House of Representatives? He considered Jackson unqualified and favored the nationalistic policies of Adams. Why did the South oppose protective tariffs? They had no benefit from protective tariffs.