JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
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Question
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Ran as Adams’ Vice President
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Campaigned for Adams in the West
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Supported Adams in the House of Representatives
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Convinced Andrew Jackson not to run
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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 earned only a plurality of electoral votes. Thus, the presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives, which elected John Quincy Adams on the first ballot.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824 by garnering more electoral votes through the House of Representatives, even though Jackson originally received more popular and electoral votes. The presidential election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics.
Detailed explanation-4: -Adams was elected president with 71 electoral votes, one more than was needed for a majority. He won by sweeping the electoral votes of New England and winning votes from several other swing states, especially the states of the Mid-Atlantic region.