Question

How did Henry Clay and John Q Adams team up to allow John Q. Adams to defeat Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election?

Answer 1

In the 1824 election, Andrew Jackson did not secure a majority in the Electoral College, leading to the House of Representatives deciding the outcome. Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams, who appointed Clay as Secretary of State after his victory; Jackson and his supporters thereafter decried a 'corrupt bargain.'

Step-by-step explanation:

Henry Clay and the 1824 Presidential Election

The 1824 presidential election turned contentious when no candidate secured a majority of the electoral votes. Andrew Jackson won a plurality of votes but not the needed majority, so the election was decided by the House of Representatives, as per the Twelfth Amendment. Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, who could not contend in the House vote due to his fourth-place finish, threw his support behind John Quincy Adams. Once Adams was elected, he appointed Clay as his Secretary of State, which fueled speculation of a corrupt bargain among Jackson's camp.

This alleged collusion and resultant bargain seemed to confirm adversaries' beliefs of elitism within Adams's administration. The aftermath not only made it difficult for Adams to govern but also contributed to the split of political parties, eventually leading to the Democratic Party's rise with Jackson at its helm in the 1828 elections

Answer 2

adams’s won the contingental election