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Who named Henry Clay secretary of state under the corrupt bargain?
It was never proved to be a bargain, and John Quincy Adams selected him.
Who was the president that was accused of the corrupt bargain that stole the election of 1824 from Andrew Jackson?
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.
After the election of 1824 the president 's choice of Henry Clay as secretary of state resulted in?
Charges of a corrupt bargain between Adams and Clay
Which unsuccessful presidential candidate later became secretary of state?
Henry Clay for one- he became Secretary of State in 1824 and the so-called corrupt bargain. Hillary Clinton, the current Secretary of State, made a bid for the presidential nomination and Lincoln's Secretary of State, William Seward, was the front-runner for the nomination at the Republican Convention of 1860 which eventually nominated Lincoln. There may have been others.
Who was the candidate who was elected president from what some American believed to be corrupt political deal?
John Quincy Adams was elected by the House in 1825 after a "corrupt bargain" was apparently struck in which Henry Clay traded his votes to become Secretary of State.
What was the deal called between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay that gave Adams presidency for clay becoming secretary of state?
Jackson supporters called it the Corrupt Bargain.
What did Jackson consider the Corrupt Bargain?
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.
What was the nickname given to the election of 1824?
The Corrupt Bargain - John Quincy Adams was in cahoots with Henry Clay, and would make him his Secretary of State if he convinced congress to vote for him.
How did the Corrupt Bargain become an issue?
The Corrupt Bargain refers to the accusations that arose during the 1824 US presidential election, where it was alleged that Henry Clay used his influence as Speaker of the House to ensure John Quincy Adams won the presidency in exchange for the position of Secretary of State. This became an issue because it called into question the integrity of the electoral process and led to increased political division and resentment among supporters of Andrew Jackson, who lost the election.
The corrupt bargain scandal grew out of?
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.
What did the supporters of Andrew Jackson call the election?
Corrupt bargain is probably the phrase you are looking for. They felt they had been cheated out of a victory by the House of Representatives. In a rather unsavory deal, Henry Clay was able to swung his votes to Adams in exchange for an appointment as Secretary of State, at that time considered as a stepping stone to the presidency .
Why did the jacksonian charge of a corrupt bargain to john Adams the presidency arise?
The Jacksonians accused John Quincy Adams of striking a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay during the 1824 election, where Clay allegedly supported Adams in exchange for the position of Secretary of State. Jackson and his supporters claimed this backroom deal deprived him of the presidency, despite winning the popular vote. This accusation fueled Jackson's political attacks against Adams and contributed to the deepening divide between the Democratic-Republicans and the National Republicans.
