1824 United States presidential election

The **1824 United States presidential election** was the 10th election in the history of the United States. It was held from October 26 to December 2, 1860. This election was a four-way race between the Democratic-Republican nominees, those being Secretary of State John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, Senator Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford of Georgia, and Speaker of the House Henry Clay of Kentucky

The minimum amount for any of the four nominees to be elected as President were 131 electoral votes. However, none of the four nominees would surpass 131 electoral votes as the final results of the election turned out to be that Jackson secured 1st place with 99 electoral votes, while Adams got 2nd with 84 electoral votes, Crawford got 3rd with 41 electoral votes and Clay got last with only 37 electoral votes.

The House of Representatives would meet nearly four weeks before the inauguration on February 9, 1825 to elect which of the three nominees, Jackson, Adams, or Crawford, would be elected as the 6th President. The minimum number of states needed to be elected as President was 13. Adams would win the vote on the 1st ballot, winning 13 of the 26 states and barely meeting the minimum needed to become President, while Jackson won 7 states and Crawford won 4 states. The 1825 election would later be deemed as the "Corrupt Bargain" as Clay had influence in the election due to his position in the House as the Speaker and as a candidate in the election himself

## Background 
In 1824 the Era of Good Feelings had come to an end. Up to this time one political party, the Democratic-Republicans, had dominated American politics. When James Monroe did not support a candidate to  him, it allowed a wide-open campaign for president in 1824. Adams, from Massachusetts, was the Secretary of State. In 1794 he was the U.S. minister to the Netherlands. During his father's presidency he served as the minister to Prussia. If he had campaigned in person, his appearance would have prevented him from getting many votes. He had served two terms as a U.S. Senator. But he refused to give up another bid for the presidency.

Calhoun was a strong Jeffersonian Republican. He was elected in 1807 to South Carolina's state legislature and in 1811 he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was born in Virginia in 1777. He was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans. His men had nicknamed him "Old Hickory." All through the fall of 1824, voters cast their s either for individual candidates or for electors to vote in the Electoral College. Based on the Twelfth Amendment, the election would be decided by the House of Representatives between the top three candidates. The presidential race of 1828 began even before Adams was sworn in as president. From 1800 to 1820, Congressional caucuses selected presidential candidates. There was very little direct voter involvement in the system. The Democratic-Republicans split into two parties. The new Democratic Party was formed by Jackson and his followers. He and his followers began the groundwork for his 1828 presidential campaign. His support grew across the United States. In Congress, his supporters opposed spending programs put forward by Adams. Jackson was the champion of the common man while Adams was said to represent everything that was wrong in American politics. After three years in office, Adams accomplished very little. This was in part because of his own shortcomings and in part by the pressur put on him by Jackson's followers.

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## References 
## Other websites 
* The Election of 1824; YouTube
* Andrew Jackson and the "Corrupt Bargain" of the 1824 Election; YouTube