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Election of 1824Candidates:
John Quincy Adams (MA)
William H. Crawford (GA)
Henry Clay (KY)
Andrew Jackson (TN)
1. How many key candidates were running for president
A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
ANSWER
B. Four
John Quincy Adams• Northerner from
Massachusetts• Federalist• Father: 2nd President John
Adams• President Monroe’s
Secretary of State• Nominated by State
Legislatures http://www.umass.edu/loop/images/upload/12965/Adams,%20John%20Quincy.jpg
William H. Crawford
• Southerner from Georgia• Democratic-Republican• President Monroe’s Secretary
of the Treasury• Endorsed by President Monroe• Controversy over his
nomination:– a meeting of 1/3 of the party
nominated him
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_images/lesson551/WH_Crawford.jpg
Henry Clay
• Westerner from Kentucky
• Democratic-Republican
• Popular leader in the House of Representatives
• Was chosen to be Adams Secretary of State
• Nominated by state legislatures http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/92/
Henry_Clay.JPG/200px-Henry_Clay.JPG
Andrew Jackson“Old Hickory”
• Westerner from Tennessee
• Democratic-Republican• Hero of War of 1812 –
Battle of New Orleans• United States Senator
in 1824• Nominated by State
Legislatureshttp://www.library.unt.edu/genref/goldmine/
images/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg
2. Which candidate was a northerner whose father was also a president?
A. John Quincy Adams
B. William Crawford
C. Henry Clay
D. Andrew Jackson
ANSWER
A. John Quincy Adams
http://www.umass.edu/loop/images/upload/12965/Adams,%20John%20Quincy.jpg
3. Which candidate was a famous war hero?
A. John Quincy Adams
B. William Crawford
C. Henry Clay
D. Andrew Jackson
ANSWER
D. Andrew Jackson
http://www.library.unt.edu/genref/goldmine/images/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg
4. How many votes does a presidential candidate need to win
an election?
A. 271 electoral votes
B. The most popular votes
C. Simple majority of electoral votes
D. 50% + 1 of the popular vote
ANSWER
C. Simple majority of electoral votes
aka
50% + 1 of the ELECTORAL votes
Take out your unit packet to the election map of 1824
• Color the key with 4 different colors
• Write the TOTAL number
of electoral votes in the state
• Color the map to match the election results on the next slides (some states might be 2+ colors)
State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay
AL 5CT 8DE 1 2GA 9IL 2 1IN 5
State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay
KY 14LA 3 2ME 9MD 7 3 1MA 15MS 3
State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay
MO 3NH 8NJ 8NY 1 26 5 4NC 15OH 16
State Jackson Adams Crawford Clay
PA 28RI 4SC 11TN 11VT 7VA 24
Electoral College Results
http://presidentelect.org/e1824.html
Election Problem:A candidate needed 131 votes to
win!Nobody had a simple majority – 50 % + 1
Adams 84
Jackson + 99
Crawford + 41
Clay + 37
= 261 ÷ 50% = 130.5
SIMPLE MAJORITY = 131
5. How is a president selected when no one wins the majority?
A. By reelection
B. By vote in the Senate
C. By vote in the House
D. By vote by state legislatures
ANSWER
C. By vote in the House
6. Who had the most popular votes?
A. John Quincy Adams
B. William Crawford
C. Henry Clay
D. Andrew Jackson
ANSWER
D. Andrew Jackson
http://www.library.unt.edu/genref/goldmine/images/prez_portraits/jackson.jpg
House of Representatives Electoral Results
http://presidentelect.org/e1824.html
On Your Map:
Write “House Vote” to the top left of the key & copy the number of house votes each candidate received
House Vote
7 Andrew Jackson13 John Quincy Adams4 William H. Crawfordn/a Henry Clay
Henry Clay did not receive any House votes because the House only votes on the 3 candidates with the most popular votes
Election Summary
Candidates
• Andrew Jackson– most popular & electoral votes
• John Quincy Adams– 2nd most popular & electoral votes
• William H. Crawford– Least popular & electoral votes
• Henry Clay
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