Election of 1824• Monroe outgoing President• 4 Candidates for President• 3 Requirements to vote?

– White, Rich, Guy• Constitution states winner needs majority

– Meaning? • Over half of electoral vote

You are about to meet the 4 candidates that ran for President in 1824

• Andrew Jackson• William Crawford• John Quincy-Adams• Henry Clay

• From Tennessee- War Hero…Middle Class• Battle of New Orleans• “People’s President”

Andrew Jackson

• From Georgia- Pro Slavery• Secretary of Treasury• Member of Congress

William Crawford

• From Massachusetts- Son of President• Secretary of State• Favors wealthy

John Quincy Adams

• Created Missouri Compromise• Speaker of House of Representatives

Henry Clay

Election ResultsCandidate Popular Votes Electoral Votes

William Crawford 46,618 41John Quincy Adams 108,740 84Andrew Jackson 153,544 99Henry Clay 47,136 37

Who Wins??

Election of 1824

• No one wins!!– Why??• Majority- over half of electoral vote…no one has over

½.

• How will we decide who is President?– House of Representatives gets to choose– Who is the speaker of that group?• Henry Clay

A “Corrupt Deal”??

• Adams quickly made Clay his Secretary of State– The past 3 Sec. of State had gone on to be President

• Was a deal made?• Many wonder if Adams promised Clay he would

make him Sec. of State if he could convince members of the House to vote for him.

• What do you think?