JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
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Question
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Henry Clay, a presidential candidate withdrew from the race and gave his support to John Quincy Adams in exchange for the position of Secretary of State
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American system
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Controversy
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Corrupt Bargain
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Mudslinging
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He used his influential position to make it known that he would support Adams because he did not think that Jackson’s military history qualified him to be President. Clay was persuasive and the House elected Adams as President on February 9, 1825. Several days later Adams nominated Clay to be his Secretary of State.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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