MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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The candidates did not do enough campaigning so the people were uninformed
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There was a belief that widespread fraud had occurred.
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People who were not eligible to vote somehow managed to cast ballots
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It was believed that a political deal had been struck in Congress, where the election was ultimately decided.
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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: -Answer and Explanation: Andrew Jackson believed he should have been elected President in 1824 because he won the majority of the electoral and popular vote. Jackson had 99 electoral votes and the plurality of the popular vote and believed he had support to be selected when the election went to the U.S. House.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. In the election for vice president, John C. Calhoun was elected with a comfortable majority of the vote.