Andrew Jackson

Champion of the People

Election of 1824

Candidate

Popular Vote

Electoral VoteAndrew

JacksonJohn Quincy Adams

William H. Crawford

Henry Clay

42%

32%

13%

13%

38%

32%

16%

14%

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

Jackson42%

Adams32%

Crawford13%Clay

13%

Clay14%

Crawford16%

Adams32%

Jackson38%DRAW

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·To win an election in the electoral college you need a majority of the electoral votes (more than 50%). In the election of 1824 no one won this majority.·Andrew Jackson won the popular vote.·The House of Representatives chooses the president when no one gets a majority in the electoral college, and they chose John Quincy Adams.·This election became known as the "corrupt bargain" because Henry Clay (who was in 4th place and thus ineligible) agreed to support Adams in exchange for a position as his Secretary of State. (The last several presidents elected had served as Secretary of State)·It also didn't hurt Adams that many of his father's friends were in the House of Representatives at the time.

John Quincy Adams as President

While Adams was president he wanted to invest government money in internal improvements. Many Americans were upset by this - and were also upset that Andrew Jackson was not in office. People viewed Jackson as a self-made man who represented them. They also were impressed with his fighting in the War of 1812. All in all Adams didn't accomplish much in office.

Internal Improvements:Canals, Roads, Bridges,

Etc.

Election of 1828

The next presidential election represented a major change in the American political system. The right to vote, sovereignty, was now more freely available to people as most states eliminated the requirement for voters to own land. Native Americans, women, African Americans, and men under 21 were still excluded. America was becoming more democratic but still had a long way to go.

This presidential election turned into a name-calling contest. People accused Adams of being an upper class aristocrat. Still others called Jackson a "military chieftain". In spite of these nicknames Jackson won the election easily.

The Republican Party Splits

As a result of these two candidates and their bitter debates the Republican Party split. (Remember, Federalists died off with Hamilton).

Adams Jackson

·Whigs·supported national improvement plans·thought gov't should spur the economy·included eastern business people, southern farmers, and former Federalists

·Democrats (Today's Democrats are descended from Jackson's party)·Included frontier farmers from the west and factory workers from the east

A further change was that nominations for presidential candidates was taken out of private meetings called caucuses and moved into more public nominating conventions where people were allowed to send delegates to a meeting to choose the candidate.