Good piece on the election of 1824 best for grades 7-12.

1. Election of 1824

3. For the first time what the candidate could for the country was outweighed by the “dirt,” or the type of person a voter wanted in office.

5. Henry Clay of Kentucky shared political views with Adams, but they held one another in contempt — the rigid New Englander versus the hard-drinking Westerner.

7. William H. Crawford of Georgia was born in Virginia and hoped to continue the "Virginia Dynasty;" he held to the old-line Republican view of limiting the role of the central government, but was still the congressional power brokers' favorite

10. That Adam's wife had allegiance to the Crown (England)

11. That Adam's had provided the Czar of Russia with a “servant girl.” (prostitute)

12. That Adam was born privileged; the son of a former president, and had not fought in the military.

14. That Jackson had lived with his wife prior to his divorce from his first wife.

15. "General Jackson's mother was a common prostitute," "brought to this country by the British soldiers! She afterward married a mulatto man, with whom she had several children, of which number General Jackson is one!!!"

17. Though most of what was said hurt both candidates, many of the things said of Jackson had truth them, and the things said of Adams did not. But this set a precedence in politics the “clean,” or “good guy,” didn’t matter anymore because people would believe what they read.

23. Questions?

24. No? OK well let's see what we learned!

27. &quot;Disney's The American Presidents: John Quincy Adams - YouTube.&quot; YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 13 Dec. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qnVpC4zXpM>.