JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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During the election of 1824, candidate John Quincy Adams made a “corrupt bargain” with Henry Clay, by ____
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Blackmailing Jackson into submission.
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Agreeing to support Clay’s candidacy eight years from then (after Adams serves for two terms).
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Stuffing the ballot box with fake votes, tipping the scales for Adams.
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Giving Clay the position of Secretary of State in exchange for Clay throwing his support behind Adams in the House of Representatives.
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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. The presidential election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics.
Detailed explanation-2: -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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