The presidential election of 1824 was very significant for America and its people; it was the end of th Republican-Federalist time period but it was the introduction of the Democratic-Republican party. There were four canidates running for president; Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Henry Clay. Jackson and Adams were fairly close in the lead of the election, Jackson with 99 votes and Adams with 84 votes. William Crawford and Henry Clay weren't really regarded to go on and becoming president considering they both had less than 50 votes; however, they still included them in the race to be fair. Although Jackson was assumed to win, he did not have the Constitutional requirement for victory, which was the majority of the
Jackson’s voting policies were democratic because they increased the power of the people. In Document 1, the table shows that after Jackson was elected, presidential electors were chosen more and more by the people instead of the legislature. By 1828, the ratio of legislature to people was 2:10. By 1832 and 1836, the ratio changed to 1:11. In line with Document 2, Daniel Webster said that he never saw anything like it, meaning he saw many poor farmers celebrating instead of rich upper class men.
This led to many debates in congress and posed a threat to the continuation of slavery in America. The constitution of 1824 was also a topic of political debates. This constitution gave the president increased power and political roles. Similarly the presidential election of 1828 was the first to have such unrestrained and damaging mudslinging. This election sets the example of what all elections try to avoid to this day.
The election of 1828 was like no other before for many reasons. The election was different partly because of changes in social and campaign practices. More people were starting to pick a political part and vote for that party’s candidate only. People not only picked party’s and stood by them but they also started to show support for their candidate in new ways such as parades newspapers and any way they could spread and show their support for their candidate. The makeup of the electorate played a big role in the election of 1828.
During his two terms in office, President Jackson would not only implement a series of policies that drastically expanded slavery, but he would also create a pro-slavery sentiment in America that would reverberate for many generations after his final term in office. In the first part of this essay, I will introduce the election of 1828. In the second part of this essay, I will attempt to explain why Andrew Jackson's arrival to the presidential Mansion had such a profound effect on Southern secession. The election of 1824 was a pivotal moment in American history.
In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, after the election was decided by the House of Representatives. The presidential election of 1824 is one of the most unique elections in American history because the four candidates in the election, who were William Crawford, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson were all from the Jacksonian Republican Party. There was only one-party government in the United States in the previous few years since the United States was established. Finally, leaving only the Democratic-Republican Party in the political arena as the Federalist Party had dissolved. In addition, this election is notable for being the only time since the passage
There were new methods of campaigning that were introduced by Adams and Jackson in the Elections of 1824 and 1828. For the Election of 1824 they was 3 people running for president, they were Henry Clay of Kentucky, Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, and John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts. Jackson won 99 electoral votes, giving him a plurality, or largest single share. But according to 10-1 in paragraph 2, sentence 4, it states,"Under the Twelfth Amendment, when no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives selects the president. " During the House prepared to vote, Clay and Adams made an agreement that Clay would use his influence as Speaker of the House to defeat Jackson.
If Jackson Had Won The Vote And Won The Presidency When James Monroe served as president of the United States from 1817-1825, a time often referred to as “The Era of Good Feelings,” the country had just found a new sense of durability and a unified idea of peace. As Monroe’s second term was coming to an end, the Americans were still holding onto these new feelings that they had developed. A difference in political opinion was no longer viewed as treason and the presidential electors were chosen by popular vote, which highly increased the participation in the election. As the Election of 1824 approached, for the first time, none of the 5 major presidential candidates ran as a member of the Federalist party, for the United States had a one-party
There were three candidates with no majority votes. During the election, Representative Henry Clay withdraws from the presidential election. After withdrawing, Clay promises to support Jackson in the election. He also charged Adams for corruption while winning the election in 1828. During his presidential term, Jackson lowered the property qualification for the suffrage rights.
Andrew Jackson won the important Electoral College vote by ninety-nine votes, however, John Quincy Adams, who only got eighty-four Electoral College votes, won the presidency. Even though Jackson got the most votes, it was only forty-three percent, and due to it not being the majority, the House of Representatives chose the winner out of the two of them. Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, had also ran for president, coming in third it the Electoral College vote. He detested Jackson, and it was because of this that Adams won the election. He forged an Ohio Valley-New England Coalition that secured John Quincy Adam’s place in the White House.
Jackson portrayed himself as the “common man” president and connected with the electors. This was a pretty messy election because Jackson and Clay have been enemies for years. During the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson accuses Henry Clay of killing his wife. John Quincey Adams was running against Jackson and major accusations were being made about both running mates. Andrew Jackson claimed that Adams used tax payer money to buy gambling tools.
The Electoral College had an interesting part in the election of 1824. By this time, the Federalist Party was no longer, which meant the United States was being dominated by the Democratic-Republicans, who led the one party system. There were four candidates running for President in the election of 1824. These candidates were Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, William Crawford and John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson was the winner according to the Electoral College, with ninety-nine votes.
The founders of the United States did their best to create a government that would not allow erroneous decisions to greatly harm the nation. They set a percent of presidents being politically sound and well-known; their beliefs for how the nation should be handled were essential to their campaign. President Andrew Jackson, however, did not follow this system, instead winning primarily by his personality and popularity amongst the common American. While his actions in office often appeared to be for the people, most had a hidden selfish side to them that he easily covered up. With the election of 1828, Jackson radically changed American politics, focusing them more on public appearance and personal character than on intelligence and political views, making personality just as, if not more important than the actual politics of a political term.
In 1824 he ran for president, and although he won the popular vote, he lost the electoral vote, thus losing the election. However, in 1828 he ran again, and won in a landslide in both the electoral and popular votes. During his presidency, he expanded the electorate, creating suffrage for all white men, regardless of wealth or property. This was the first step in giving all Americans the opportunity to vote. Expanding suffrage for white men not only began expansion of suffrage, but also sparked the interest of more people within politics, and created the idea of parties and party loyalty.
When the year of 1807 came around, the way that America elected a president changed. In previous elections, only the rich men were able to vote which as a result whoever promised more the wealth was elected for president. When the common man was able to vote in 1807, the type of candidate to win the election change. As seen in the election of 1828 the person who was more relatable to the people, won because the common man was able to vote and so they used that opportunity and elected whoever they thought was going to help them. Overall the people preferred Jackson over Adams because Jackson was able to relate to the people better, and because he was a symbol of the American dream.
In the Election of 1824 you got to see John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay in a crooked deal that became known as the “corrupt Bargain”. John Q.Adam agreed to make Henry Clay his secretary of state in return for him to be president. Because of this the next president will not be chosen behind closed doors. The impact the election of 1824 had was it ended the old ways of campaigning and also started the transition into the