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What is the corrupt bargain of 1824

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Answer:No candidate won the majority of the electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to the choose the winner (Jackson.)

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In his position as Speaker of the House, Henry Clay offered the White House to whichever man was willing to appoint him Secretary of State, which became known as the corrupt bargain. Andrew Jackson refused, but John Quincy Adams took advantage of the proposal.

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