The 1824 presidential election involved John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and William Crawford. No candidate won a majority, so the election was decided by the House of Representatives. Henry Clay threw his support behind Adams, and Adams was elected president, leading some to believe Clay and Adams made a secret deal. Andrew Jackson defeated Adams in the 1828 election, appealing more to common voters. Both men later served in other roles, with Adams as a Congressman and Jackson completing two terms as president.

2. 1824

3.  Missouri Compromise (1821) set slavery issue
aside until the 1850s
 War of 1812 is over
Bit o’ background

5. the CandidatesMeet
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
William H. Crawford

7. The Candidates
 Son of the second president
 Served as Secretary of State under James Monroe
since 1817
 Unexciting personality
 Long experience made him logical and qualified
candidate
Meet

9. the Candidates
 American Hero
 Victory over British in Battle of New Orleans-1815
 Senator of Tennessee in 1823
 Self-educated
 Fiery temper
Meet

11. the Candidates
 Speaker of the House
 Pushed Missouri Compromise through Congress
 Had great power in House of Representatives
 If candidates win in Electoral College he could
shift the votes
Meet

13. the Candidates
 Senator of Georgia
 Secretary of the Treasury under James
Madison
 Suffered a stroke in 1823; left partially
paralyzed and unable to speak
 Still had some support
Meet

15. Constitutional
Requirements
 U.S. Constitution states: candidate needs to
win majority vote in Electoral College
 Not met by any candidate
 Election must be decided in House of
Representatives
Meeting

17.  Henry Clay (you know, the one with
advantages in the House of
Representatives?) was automatically
eliminated
 Constitution: Only top 3 candidates can be
considered (that means Clay can change the
vote if he wants to)

18.  In January of 1824 John Quincy Adams invited
Henry Clay to visit his home
 They talked for hours-the entire conversation
was unrecorded
 Did they make some kind of deal? No one
knows

19.  February 9, 1825:
 Each state gets one vote
 Henry Clay CLEARLY announced he supported
Adams
 ADAMS WON THE VOTE AND WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT

21. On
 Henry Clay ran for president…again
 Lost to Andrew Jackson: 1832
 Lost to James Knox Polk: 1844
 Died in 1852
Later

22. 1828

23. Bit o’ Background

24.  1828 began a two-party system; set precedent
for system still used today
 National Republicans vs. Democratic Republicans
“Democrats”

27. don’t Attract
 Adams refused to get involved with campaign
tactics
 So offended he didn’t write in his journal from
August 1828 until after the election
 Jackson was so upset that he and his wife got
more involved in mud-slinging
 Gave newspaper editors guidelines on how to
counter attacks and how to create their own
Opposites

28. And the
president
is…

29.  Appealed to the common folk
 Won popular and electoral vote
 Afterwards…
 Wife-Rachel-suffered a heart attack and died before
inauguration
 Jackson always blamed political opponents for her death
 When he arrived at the inauguration
 Refused to pay customary courtesy call on losing candidate
 John Quincy Adams responded by not attending

30. On
 Adams returned to Massachusetts
 Ran for House of Representatives in 1830
 Won
 Served 17 years
 Died in U.S. capitol-in the actual building
 Suffered a stroke in February 1848
 Jackson served a total of 2 terms
 Died in June 1845
Later

31. • peoplequiz.com/images
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents
• http://history1800s.about.com/od/leaders/a/electionof1824.
htm