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The Election of 1824
The race between John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson -
John Quincy Adams
As part of the Federalist party, Mr. Adams was elected the 6th president of the U.S., winning the election of 1824 with 84 electoral votes. -
Political cartoon
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Andrew Jackosn
Part of the Democratic Party Jackson was the 7th president in U.S. history. Railed out by some political factions Jackson had lost the election of 1824 with 99 electoral votes, He went on winning the election 1828. -
Memorable because...
Adams won the election because he named Henry Clay speaker of the house of reps. and convinced congress to elect him. Known as the corrupt bargain because jackson had won the most popukar and electoral votes but not the election.