Encore: Political Parties | Jacksonian Democracy | 2
Published 9/16/2020
Published 9/16/2020
Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to John Quincy Adams through what some called a “corrupt bargain” in the House of Representatives. The maneuver was masterminded by hot-headed but politically savvy Henry Clay, who with Adams, announced their intent for far-reaching new federal…
