History

Question

4. Who became the president in the election of 1824? Why?

Answer

John Quincy Adams became the president in the election of 1824 because no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes, so the decision was made by the House of Representatives, where Adams had more support than his main rival, Andrew Jackson.

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The election of 1824 was a highly contested and controversial election. There were four main candidates: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford...