Andrew Jackson

4 Candidates Emerge John Quincy Adams supported by the New England section of the country Henry Clay supported by Westerners William Crawford supported by the South Andrew Jackson supported by Westerners

Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams supported by the New England section – 84 Electoral votes Henry Clay supported by Westerners – 37 Electoral votes William Crawford supported by the South – 41 Electoral votes Andrew Jackson supported by Westerners – 99 Electoral votes

Name Calling Election Jackson had the greatest number of popular votes no candidate had a majority of the electoral votes The House of Representatives would elect the President. According to the 12 th Amendment, the House had to choose between the three highest candidates.

Henry Clay Out That put Henry Clay out of the race. William Crawford who was paralyzed was also not in the running. The competition was between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.

John Quincy Adams Wins Henry Clay felt threatened by Jackson and gave his support to Adams. The House of Representative elected Adams as President Since his support came from Clay, Adams appointed Clay Secretary of State. The opposition called this administration a “Corrupt Bargain.”

Corrupt Bargain In reality, Adams needed the support of the West for programs he wanted to adopt and he thought Clay would influence the West. Both men misjudged the public.

John Quincy Adams Adams Presidency was a list of failures He wanted a strong national program that called for roads and canals to be built an enlarged navy new national institutions of learning (he called it “Lighthouses in the Sky”) but the public mistrusted the federal government The only major bill to pass was called the “Tariff of Abominations” (abomination means a hateful thing)

Tariff of Abomination This bill raised the tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods. Southerners were outraged because they had to sell their cotton at low prices to be competitive. The tariffs forced them to pay high prices for manufactured goods. Differences over the tariff helped Jackson win the election of Southerners blamed Adams for the tariff, since it was passed during his administration. They voted against Adams.

Election of 1828 Jackson felt the election of 1824 had been stolen from him so he spent the next four years working to win the election of 1828 The election was a bitter one and the division created two parties. The Democrats supported Jackson National Republicans supported Adams Jacksons idea of spreading political power to all the people and ensuring majority rule became known as Jacksonian Democracy.

After the Election of 1828 Andrew Jackson’s wife died and Jackson believed it was a result of her reputation being attacked At his inauguration ceremony, the crowd became rowdy, destroying china and glasses President Jackson had to leave the White House for safety Jackson’s presidency began a new political era.