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How did a “corrupt bargain” increase Andrew Jackson’s determination to become president

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He believed he had been cheated out of the presidency and a position in John Quincy Adam’s administration.

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The corrupt bargain was when Clay and John Quincey Adams worked together to put John quincey adams in Office with Clay at secretary even though Andrew Jackson got more votes.

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Answer: Jackson’s resentment about the “Corrupt Bargain” that he believed cost him the presidency fueled his motivation to succeed in his next presidential bid, one way or another.

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