JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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Question
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Who won the Election of 1824 thanks to the 12th Amendment?
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John Quincy Adams
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Andrew Jackson
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William Crawford
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Henry Clay
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-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.
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