USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
John Quincy Adams became President of the United States in the “Corrupt Bargain” after the Election of 1824 because
A
he was a famous war hero who was able to buy votes.
B
Henry Clay gave his support in the House of Representatives.
C
several southern states boycotted the Presidential election completely.
D
Congress refused to count the electoral votes from three Democratic states.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adams also urged the United States to take a lead in the development of the arts and sciences through the establishment of a national university, the financing of scientific expeditions, and the erection of an observatory. His critics declared such measures transcended constitutional limitations.

Detailed explanation-2: -On February 9, 1825, the House of Representative elected John Quincy Adams as the sixth President of the United States after the electoral college failed to produce a winner. The 1824 election was one of only three presidential elections in which that scenario occurred (1800, 1824, and 1876).

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States He proposed a progressive national program, including federal funding of an interstate system of roads and canals and the creation of a national university.

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