Election of 1824 Candidates: John Quincy Adams (MA) William H. Crawford (GA) Henry Clay (KY) Andrew Jackson (TN)
1. How many key candidates were running for president A.Two B.Four C.Six
ANSWER B. Four
John Quincy Adams Northerner from Massachusetts Federalist Father: 2 nd President John Adams President Monroe’s Secretary of State Nominated by State Legislatures ams,%20John%20Quincy.jpg
William H. Crawford Southerner from Georgia Democratic-Republican President Monroe’s Secretary of the Treasury Endorsed by President Monroe Controversy over his nomination: –a meeting of 1/3 of the party nominated him son551/WH_Crawford.jpg
Henry Clay Westerner from Kentucky Democratic-Republican Popular leader in the House of Representatives Was chosen to be Adams Secretary of State Nominated by state legislatures ry_Clay.JPG/200px-Henry_Clay.JPG
Andrew Jackson “Old Hickory” Westerner from Tennessee Democratic-Republican Hero of War of 1812 – Battle of New Orleans United States Senator in 1824 Nominated by State Legislatures mages/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg
2. Which candidate was a northerner whose father was also a president? A.John Quincy Adams B.William Crawford C.Henry Clay D.Andrew Jackson
ANSWER A. John Quincy Adams ams,%20John%20Quincy.jpg
3. Which candidate was a famous war hero? A.John Quincy Adams B.William Crawford C.Henry Clay D.Andrew Jackson
ANSWER mages/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg
4. How many votes does a presidential candidate need to win an election? A.271 electoral votes B.The most popular votes C.Simple majority of electoral votes D.50% + 1 of the popular vote
ANSWER C. Simple majority of electoral votes aka 50% + 1 of the ELECTORAL votes
Take out your unit packet to the election map of 1824 Color the key with 4 different colors Write the TOTAL number of electoral votes in the state Color the map to match the election results on the next slides (some states might be 2+ colors)
StateJacksonAdamsCrawfordClay AL 5 CT 8 DE 12 GA 9 IL 21 IN 5
StateJacksonAdamsCrawfordClay KY 14 LA 32 ME 9 MD 731 MA 15 MS 3
StateJacksonAdamsCrawfordClay MO 3 NH 8 NJ 8 NY NC 15 OH 16
StateJacksonAdamsCrawfordClay PA 28 RI 4 SC 11 TN 11 VT 7 VA 24
Electoral College Results
Election Problem: A candidate needed 131 votes to win! Nobody had a simple majority – 50 % + 1 Adams 84 Jackson+ 99 Crawford+ 41 Clay+ 37 = 261 ÷ 50% = SIMPLE MAJORITY = 131
5. How is a president selected when no one wins the majority? A.By reelection B.By vote in the Senate C.By vote in the House D.By vote by state legislatures
ANSWER C. By vote in the House
6. Who had the most popular votes? A.John Quincy Adams B.William Crawford C.Henry Clay D.Andrew Jackson
ANSWER mages/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg
House of Representatives Electoral Results
On Your Map: Write “House Vote” to the top left of the key & copy the number of house votes each candidate received House Vote 7Andrew Jackson 13John Quincy Adams 4William H. Crawford n/aHenry Clay Henry Clay did not receive any House votes because the House only votes on the 3 candidates with the most popular votes
Election Summary Candidates Andrew Jackson –most popular & electoral votes John Quincy Adams –2 nd most popular & electoral votes William H. Crawford –Least popular & electoral votes Henry Clay