Election of 1824
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Updated: 3 Oct 2018
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Created byBrandon Le
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January
Near the end
of James Monroe’s term,
the leading presidential
candidates include
John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay,
William Crawford, Andrew Jackson,
and John Calhoun.May
Averse to public campaigning,
candidates privately garner
the influence of as many political
“friends” as possible. Crawford is
the favorite, while Calhoun has
dropped out of the race.Decemeber
Andrew Jackson secures the most votes,
but no candidate wins an outright majority.
The House of Representatives will hold a vote
with the top three candidates: Jackson, Adams,
and Crawford.January
Adams may have given Clay
assurance of his place in the
new administration in exchange
for his influence in the Kentucky vote
in an unofficial deal that Jackson will
dub the “corrupt bargain.”February 1825
The House elects Adams
with 13 votes, Jackson gets 7,
and Crawford takes 4. Jackson
vows to unseat Adams in 1828,
beginning an era of political rancor.
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