jan 1, 1824 - John Quincy Adams is elected

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[1824]

cause: won house after 'corrupt bargain'
- no candidate won majority of the popular vote; the election went to the House
- Henry Clay backed JQA, who then made Clay Secretary of State after being inaugurated
- AJ called it BS & it split the dem-repub party

effect:
- JQA's presidency was unpopular
- congress blocked many of his ideas
> he had good ideas tho (like funding scientific research & improving econ) but he had zero support
- supported AJ's campaign

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