Election of 1824Candidates:

John Quincy Adams (MA)

William H. Crawford (GA)

Henry Clay (KY)

Andrew Jackson (TN)

1. How many key candidates were running for president

A. Two

B. Four

C. Six

ANSWER

B. Four

John Quincy Adams• Northerner from

Massachusetts• Federalist• Father: 2nd President John

Adams• President Monroe’s

Secretary of State• Nominated by State

Legislatures http://www.umass.edu/loop/images/upload/12965/Adams,%20John%20Quincy.jpg

William H. Crawford

• Southerner from Georgia• Democratic-Republican• President Monroe’s Secretary

of the Treasury• Endorsed by President Monroe• Controversy over his

nomination:– a meeting of 1/3 of the party

nominated him

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_images/lesson551/WH_Crawford.jpg

Henry Clay

• Westerner from Kentucky

• Democratic-Republican

• Popular leader in the House of Representatives

• Was chosen to be Adams Secretary of State

• Nominated by state legislatures http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/92/

Henry_Clay.JPG/200px-Henry_Clay.JPG

Andrew Jackson“Old Hickory”

• Westerner from Tennessee

• Democratic-Republican• Hero of War of 1812 –

Battle of New Orleans• United States Senator

in 1824• Nominated by State

Legislatureshttp://www.library.unt.edu/genref/goldmine/

images/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg

2. Which candidate was a northerner whose father was also a president?

A. John Quincy Adams

B. William Crawford

C. Henry Clay

D. Andrew Jackson

ANSWER

A. John Quincy Adams

http://www.umass.edu/loop/images/upload/12965/Adams,%20John%20Quincy.jpg

3. Which candidate was a famous war hero?

A. John Quincy Adams

B. William Crawford

C. Henry Clay

D. Andrew Jackson

ANSWER

D. Andrew Jackson

http://www.library.unt.edu/genref/goldmine/images/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg

4. How many votes does a presidential candidate need to win

an election?

A. 271 electoral votes

B. The most popular votes

C. Simple majority of electoral votes

D. 50% + 1 of the popular vote

ANSWER

C. Simple majority of electoral votes

aka

50% + 1 of the ELECTORAL votes

Take out your unit packet to the election map of 1824

• Color the key with 4 different colors

• Write the TOTAL number

of electoral votes in the state

• Color the map to match the election results on the next slides (some states might be 2+ colors)

State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay

AL 5CT 8DE 1 2GA 9IL 2 1IN 5

State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay

KY 14LA 3 2ME 9MD 7 3 1MA 15MS 3

State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay

MO 3NH 8NJ 8NY 1 26 5 4NC 15OH 16

State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay

PA 28RI 4SC 11TN 11VT 7VA 24

Electoral College Results

http://presidentelect.org/e1824.html

Election Problem:A candidate needed 131 votes to

win!Nobody had a simple majority – 50 % + 1

Adams 84

Jackson + 99

Crawford + 41

Clay + 37

= 261 ÷ 50% = 130.5

SIMPLE MAJORITY = 131

5. How is a president selected when no one wins the majority?

A. By reelection

B. By vote in the Senate

C. By vote in the House

D. By vote by state legislatures

ANSWER

C. By vote in the House

6. Who had the most popular votes?

A. John Quincy Adams

B. William Crawford

C. Henry Clay

D. Andrew Jackson

ANSWER

D. Andrew Jackson

http://www.library.unt.edu/genref/goldmine/images/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg

House of Representatives Electoral Results

http://presidentelect.org/e1824.html

On Your Map:

Write “House Vote” to the top left of the key & copy the number of house votes each candidate received

House Vote

7 Andrew Jackson13 John Quincy Adams4 William H. Crawfordn/a Henry Clay

Henry Clay did not receive any House votes because the House only votes on the 3 candidates with the most popular votes

Election Summary

Candidates

• Andrew Jackson– most popular & electoral votes

• John Quincy Adams– 2nd most popular & electoral votes

• William H. Crawford– Least popular & electoral votes

• Henry Clay