JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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The candidate who was elected president in 1824 as a result of what some Americans believed to be a corrupt political deal was
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Henry Clay.
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William Crawford.
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Andrew Jackson.
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John Quincy Adams.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -To the surprise of many, the House elected John Quincy Adams over rival Andrew Jackson. It was widely believed that Clay, the Speaker of the House, convinced Congress to elect Adams, who then made Clay his Secretary of State.
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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