Because Andrew jackson accused henry clay of making a corupt bargan with john quincy Adams in the election of 1824. Where Clay drops out and supports Adams (Adams won) so that Adams elects Clay as vice president. Andrew jackson lost the election when he shouldve won.
John Quincy Adams was the benefactor of what Jackson people called the corrupt bargain. In return for his election, he appointed Henry Clay secretary of state.
I think you are confused. Jackson supporters accused Henry Clay of making a deal with John Quincy Adams in 1824. The supposed deal was that Clay got his supporters to support Adams for president over Jackson in exchange for which, Adams would appoint Clay his Secretary of State.
Henry Clay was called "Judas of the West" by Andrew Jackson because of his involvement in the Corrupt Bargain of 1824, where Clay was accused of making a deal to help John Quincy Adams win the presidency in exchange for a cabinet position.
No, because many believed that he was the reason Jackson lost in the Election of 1824
The United States election of 1824 deals with the issue of "corrupt bargain". The race was between Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. Quincy Adams bribed Clay with a cabinet position if Clay alters the electoral votes, which led to Jackson's fall.
Andrew Jackson
In 1824 the son of the second president had served as the secretary, Henry Clay's had made it know that he was supporting Adams , and thanks to his , many assumed clay sold be secretary of state, Adrew Jackson was so wildly angry about what he considered..
Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay
They made a "corrupt bargain" to deny Jackson the presidency.
Jackson thought it wasn't fair because Henry Clay was the leader of the office, so Clay told the people to vote for John Adam. and Give the credit to Henry Clay
Those who accused John Quincy Adams of a corrupt bargain alleged that he made a deal with Henry Clay to secure the presidency in the 1824 election. It was believed that Clay, as Speaker of the House, used his influence to help Adams win the presidency in exchange for a position in Adams' cabinet.