Andrew Jackson; was he really as atrocious as everyone is saying or his he the president that America needs and wants? Our country has been through a great deal and Jacksons presidency is not even over; a controversy that started before his presidency would the Henry Clay's role in the election of 1824. A corrupt bargain was struck between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. The bargain was the Speaker of the House, Henry Clay would have the House of Representatives vote for Adams instead of Jackson If Adams would make him Secretary of State. "Clay felt Adams was his only reasonable choice." Clay never gave Jackson a chance and now Jackson has become one of the greatest presidents even compared to George Washington. The states believed they