USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
h president of the united states, won the election of 1824, also referred to as the¨Corrupt Bargain¨ ____
A
John Marshall
B
John Quincy Adams
C
Henry Clay
D
John C. Calhoun
E
Indian Removal Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -After no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the 1824 election, John Quincy Adams was elected president by the House of Representatives.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was held from Tuesday, October 26 to Thursday, December 2, 1824. Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and William Crawford were the primary contenders for the presidency. The result of the election was inconclusive, as no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -What was unusual about John Quincy Adams’s victory in the presidential election of 1824? The Election of 1824 Was Decided in the House of Representatives mostly by Clay. Soon after Adams was elected, Clay became the secretary of state.

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