Election+of+1824

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// The election of 1824 was filled with drama over a tie and filled with accusations of corrupt bargaining. It was through this election that John Quincy Adams first came to presidency, beating out three other major candidates all from his own party. During this time there was a high amount of sectionalism, which may have affected the election more than the issues being debated. The election of 1824 was far from most people's ideas of a smooth democratic election. //=====

__** Before the Election of 1824 **__

 * ===== President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins were in the White House at the time. These two Democratic-Republicans were in office from March 4, 1817-March 4,1825. =====
 * The Federalist Party had met its end, and for the first time it did not propose a candidate. This left the Democratic- Republican Party as the only major party in the election.
 * ===== The British were undercutting the American prices with their cheap goods after the War of 1812. =====
 * Adams and Clay were both in favor of putting protective tariffs in place to help promote the consumption of American goods instead of British ones.
 * Missouri Compromise of 1820 (slave vs. antislavery states) was a still a controversial topic.

__** Dates of the Election **__

 * Andrew Jackson won the popular vote on November 2, 1824.
 * The electoral college voted on December 1, 1824, with no candidate getting the majority of votes.
 * ===== February 9, 1825 was the first vote in the House of Representatives, in which John Quincy Adams was elected. =====

__** Candidates in 1824 **__
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 * ===== John Quincy Adams =====
 * ===== Democratic-Republican =====
 * ===== Home State: Massachusetts =====
 * ===== Running Mate: John C. Calhoun =====


 * Andrew Jackson
 * Democratic-Republican
 * ===== Home State: Tennessee =====
 * ===== Running Mate: John C. Calhoun =====
 * Nicknamed "Old Hickory"

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 * ===== William H. Crawford =====
 * ===== Democratic-Republican =====
 * ===== Home State: Georgia =====
 * ===== Running Mate: Nathaniel Macon =====


 * ===== Henry Clay =====
 * ===== Democratic-Republican =====
 * ===== Home State: Kentucky =====
 * ===== Running Mate: Nathan Sanford =====

__** Choosing the Candidates **__
 * Well-organized parties had not yet emerged.
 * The Federalist Party had died by this time, so it nominated no candidates. However, the Democratic-Republicans had 4 different major candidates. A caucus that had been held nominated William H. Crawford, the current Secretary of the Treasury, as the official runner for the party, but this ended up hurting his campaign as people disliked the closed selection process that was in place. Most of the runners in the election were not officially nominated by the party but had enough support from their respective regions to run.
 * Andrew Jackson was the "people's candidate", for most of his support came from the democratic South and West. Being a military war hero also added to his record.
 * John Quincy Adams gained support because he was from the Adams family and had a lot of experience in the White House, although this was not always seen as good. Most of his support came from the New Englanders in the North.
 * William H. Crawford had been Secretary of War, Secretary of the Treasury, and a judge before the election. However, he suffered a paralytic stroke in 1823, which ruined his chances of being elected.
 * Henry Clay had been previously been Speaker of the House and promoted the "American System". Most of his support was in New England.

__** Issue **____** s of 1824 **__

 * Sectionalism played a major role in the election, even more than the topics being debated. Adams was the favorite son of the Northeast; Jackson was strong in the South, West, and mid-Atlantic; Clay in the North and parts of the West; and Crawford in the East.
 * Positions on tariffs and internal improvements as proposed in the "American System" were the two major subjects of debate.
 * Clay, who created the American System, wanted tariffs, roads, and canals. Adams had many of the same stances as Clay, although less enthusiastic.
 * Jackson was not opposed to internal improvements, but he did not believe that it was the federal government's job to make them mandatory.
 * The debate of how much power the federal government should have was still going on.
 * Adams and Clay were both fervent nationalists, and thought that the federal government was needed to shape the people.
 * Jackson believed that the federal government should not have the ability to override the will of the people, and that it should not be the main source of authority.

__** Results of the Election **__

 * For the first time, the popular vote was counted in the United States.
 * Jackson was the people's favorite, with Adams as a close second.
 * In the electoral college, Andrew Jackson got the most votes, but he did not get a majority (131 votes were needed). Therefore, according to the 12th Amendment, the House of Representatives would vote until a majority was reached.
 * ~ Presidential Candidate ||~ Party ||~ Home State ||||~ Popular Vote ||~ Electoral Vote ||
 * ^  ||^   ||^   ||~ Count ||~ Percentage ||^   ||
 * Andrew Jackson || Democratic-Republican || Tennessee || 151,271 || 41.3 || 99 ||
 * John Quincy Adams || Democratic-Republican || Massachusetts || 113,122 || 30.9 || 84 ||
 * William Harris Crawford || Democratic-Republican || Georgia || 40,856 || 11.2 || 41 ||
 * Henry Clay || Democratic-Republican || Kentucky ||> 47,531 ||> 13.0 ||> 37 ||
 * > **Other** ||> 6,437 ||> 1.8 ||> 0 ||
 * > Total ||> 365,833 ||> 100.0% ||> 261 ||
 * > Needed to win ||> 131 ||
 * After the electoral college vote, it was realized that Jackson and Adams were the only two real contenders. Henry Clay saw this and because he was enemies with Jackson, he told all of his supporters to vote for Adams. When the House of Representatives took its first vote, Adams won the majority due to the support given to him by Clay. Adams would be the next president, with Calhoun as his Vice President, but this stunt pulled would later result in conflict.

The election of 1824 ruined reputations, angered the people, and showed the need for more organized political parties. The election showed that the Twelfth Amendment was a feasible solution to ties, for the House only had to take one vote to reach a majority. However, after Henry Clay had thrown his support to Adams in the House of Representatives many of Jackson's supporters were shocked that the less popular president won. To make matters worse, only a week after inauguration Adams gave Henry Clay the position of Secretary of State, making it seem like they had been planning this all along. People said that it was a "Corrupt Bargain" and neither Clay nor Adams would be elected president after the "ruse" they pulled. During his presidency, Adams did not change much, to the dismay of his supporters. He only removed a handful of people from office, and did not do anything radical to support his party. It was not Adams' ideas that got him elected as much as the support from his region, for sectionalism was all too important in this election. The fact that people would vote for president out of fervent support for their state/area was troubling, but Jackson would later thrive on it. The election of 1824 basically ensured that Jackson would win the next election because Clay and Adams were now both disliked, and the Jacksonian Revolution would be the next big movement in American history.
 * __ Significance of the Election __**

__**Extra Project: Fakebook Pages**__ [|John Quincy Adams] [|Andrew Jackson]

__ Bibliography __


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