Election of 1824

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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

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Election of 1824. Monroe outgoing President 4 Candidates for President Requirements to vote? Constitution states winner needs majority. From Tennessee- War Hero…Middle Class Battle of New Orleans “People’s President”. Andrew Jackson. From Georgia- Pro Slavery Secretary of Treasury - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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

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

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

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

Andrew Jackson

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

William Crawford

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

John Quincy Adams

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• Created Missouri Compromise• Speaker of House of Representatives

Henry Clay

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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??

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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

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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?