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John Quincy Adams was accused a making a corrupt bargain with Henry Clay in order to be elected by the House in 1825.
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.
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.
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.
The corrupt bargain scandal grew out of the controversial 1824 presidential election in the United States, in which none of the candidates received a majority of electoral votes. Speaker of the House Henry Clay used his influence to swing the election in favor of John Quincy Adams over Andrew Jackson, who had won the popular vote. Jackson's supporters accused Clay and Adams of striking a "corrupt bargain" in exchange for political appointments.
It was never proved to be a bargain, and John Quincy Adams selected him.
The president who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain was John Quincy Adams, who was elected in 1824. The Corrupt Bargain refers to an alleged deal between Adams and Henry Clay to secure Adams' victory in the House of Representatives after no candidate received a majority in the electoral college.
Henry Clay lost the election of 1824 because of the "corrupt bargain." He was the Speaker of the House and threw his support behind John Quincy Adams, who ultimately won the presidency.
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Charges of a corrupt bargain between Adams and Clay
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Andrew Jackson considered the Corrupt Bargain to be a deal between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams during the 1824 election, where Clay allegedly supported Adams in exchange for becoming the Secretary of State. Jackson believed the election was stolen from him and that political favors influenced the outcome.