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Question 13 (1 point)

Andrew Jackson blamed John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay for stealing the 1824 election from him due to the
_____ ?
big deal or corrupt bargain

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corrupt bargain

Step-by-step explanation:

It was widely believed that Clay, the Speaker of the House, convinced Congress to elect Adams, who then made Clay his Secretary of State. Jackson's supporters denounced this as a "corrupt bargain."

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