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The Election of 1824

The Election of 1824. The End of an Era. The Presidential Race. John Quincy Adams- New England- William H. Crawford- Old South- Republican Andrew Jackson- Tennessee Henry Clay- The West (Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana). The Outcome.

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The Election of 1824

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  1. The Election of 1824 The End of an Era

  2. The Presidential Race • John Quincy Adams- New England- • William H. Crawford- Old South- Republican • Andrew Jackson- Tennessee • Henry Clay- The West (Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana)

  3. The Outcome • John Quincy Adams- (84 E.C. Votes) Carried N.E. and N.Y. • William H. Crawford- (41 E.C. Votes) From Old South • Andrew Jackson- (99 E.C. Votes) Greatest Number of Popular Votes • Henry Clay- (37 E.C.) North West • NO CANDIDATE HAD THE MAJORITY OF VOTES SO THE VOTE WENT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  4. In The House • The House had to choose between the three highest candidates • Jackson, Adams, and Henry Clay • Henry Clay controlled the votes from the states that he had carried • Clay felt threatened by Andrew Jackson because he was Clay’s political rival in the west moved his support behind Adams • John Quincy Adams wins the election of 1924 without winning the popular vote

  5. John Quincy’s Fate • Very much like his father • Cold, Brutish, and tactless • John Q. Adams was not liked as a president • not popularly elected • Failed to provide the infrastructure that he felt the nation needed • Passed tariffs that favored New England Manufacturers

  6. Election of 1828 • Andrew Jackson supporters (Democratic Republicans) • Carried every vote west of the Appalachian Mountains

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