The Election of 1824: Candidate Popular Vote Electoral Vote Andrew Jackson Republican 152,933 99 J.Q. Adams 115,696 84 William Crawford 46,979 41 Henry Clay 47,136 37 TOTAL 362,744 261 1. Based on the information above, who won the Presidential election of 1824? 2. How do you know this person won? 3. The actual result was 4. When a situation like this happens, the __________________________ decides the winner. 5. The ___________________________ voted for __________________________ to become the President. HOW COULD THAT BE? 6. Corrupt means - 7. Bargain means – 8. Describe how the Election of 1824 was a “CORRUPT BARGAIN.”

The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain” Candidate Popular Vote Electoral Vote Andrew Jackson Republican 152,933 42% 99 38% J.Q. Adams 115,696 32% 84 William Crawford 46,979 13% 41 16% Henry Clay 47,136 37 14% TOTAL 362,744 100% 261

The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain” Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY Devise an argument on behalf of John Quincy Adams to explain that this was not a corrupt bargain as Jackson accuses. You will need to combine these pieces of information to construct your response - Henry Clay, the map on Am. Nat. pg. 359, the Sectionalism Chart and American System in your defense.

The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain” Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain” Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY American System - Support for a high tariff to protect American industries and generate revenue for the federal government - Maintenance of high public land prices to generate federal revenue - Preservation of the Bank of the United States to stabilize the currency and rein in risky state and local banks - Development of a system of internal improvements (such as roads and canals) which would knit the nation together and be financed by the tariff and land sales revenues.

The Election of 1824: The “Corrupt Bargain” American System - Support for a high tariff to protect American industries and generate revenue for the federal government - Maintenance of high public land prices to generate federal revenue - Preservation of the Bank of the United States to stabilize the currency and rein in risky state and local banks - Development of a system of internal improvements (such as roads and canals) which would knit the nation together and be financed by the tariff and land sales revenues.

REPUBLICANS NORTH SOUTH NATIONAL REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS WHIGS J.Q. ADAMS JACKSON NATIONAL REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS WHIGS REPUBLICANS – LINCOLN IN 1860