1. Election of 1824

2. And the winner is….
John Quincy Adams

3. President John Quincy Adams

4. Background Harvard educated
viewed as an elitist (similar to his father)
Phenomenal Secretary of State
Negotiated joint occupation of the Oregon country
Adams-Onis Treaty (Gave us???)
Monroe Doctrine
Even though Adams gains less electoral and popular votes the decision still goes to the House of Reps.
Speaker of the House Henry Clay throws his support to Adams (Corrupt Bargain)

5. President Adams
After winning the Presidency he appoints Henry Clay as Sec. of State, leaving many people including Jackson to feel this was a “Corrupt Bargain.”
Proposed a grand idea of unifying the country through canals and highways (C&O broke ground in 1828)
Proposed the development of science and art
Would eventually lose to Jackson in the bitter campaign of 1828
Historian Thomas Bailey observed, "Seldom has the public mind been so successfully poisoned against an honest and high-minded man."

6. 1st Photograph of a President—picture by Matthew Brady
Post Presidency
Elected to the House of Reps in 1830
Perhaps his crowning achievement came in 1844 when he won the appeal of a Southern “gag rule,” prohibiting Congress from hearing anti-slavery petitions
1st Photograph of a President—picture by Matthew Brady