Question

What did Andrew Jackson mean when he called the election of 1824 a “corrupt bargain?”

Answer 1

He thought that John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay made a deal to each get the position they wanted.

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Answer 2

To the surprise of many, the House elected John Quincy Adams over rival Andrew Jackson. It was widely believed that Clay, the Speaker of the House at the time, convinced Congress to elect Adams, who then made Clay his Secretary of State. Jackson’s supporters denounced this as a "corrupt bargain."