Henry Clay was instrumental in getting Adams the votes he needed to be elected president when the election came down to the House of Representatives because no man won a majority of electoral votes.
Clay was speaker of the house and had the final say on who became president. Adams offered Clay secretary of state if Adams was elected. Clay elected Adams and this was known as the "corrupt bargain".
Andrew Jackson had the most votes but Jackson came from a poor family so Congress didn't let him in
Henry Clay
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The House of Representatives
1824. John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams eventually won the 1824 election, but Jackson won the popular vote. The election was actually decided in 1825 by the House of Representatives because nobody got a majority of the electoral votes.
John Quincy Adams eventually won the 1824 election, but Jackson won the popular vote. The election was actually decided in 1825 by the House of Representatives because nobody got a majority of the electoral votes.
John Quincy Adams won over Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election. This election was unusual in that it was ultimately decided by the U.S. House of Representatives after no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote.
The election of John Quincy Adams was in 1924
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote in the election of 1824, but the lack of an electoral majority resulted in the election being decided in the House of Representatives and John Quincy Adams was named President.
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John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
The US House of Representatives settled the 1824 election and chose the president in early 1825.