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    1) In the 1824 election, Andrew Jackson received the most popular and electoral votes but failed to achieve a majority, sending the election to the House of Representatives. There, John Quincy Adams was elected with the support of Henry Clay, who had finished fourth. This led to accusations that Adams and Clay struck a "Corrupt Bargain" where Clay traded his support for Adams in exchange for being named Secretary of State. 2) Evidence for a bargain includes Clay's support swinging the election to Adams and Clay receiving the Secretary of State role, though Adams' diary

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    1) In the 1824 election, Andrew Jackson received the most popular and electoral votes but failed to achieve a majority, sending the election to the House of Representatives. There, John Quincy Adams was elected with the support of Henry Clay, who had finished fourth. This led to accusations that Adams and Clay struck a "Corrupt Bargain" where Clay traded his support for Adams in exchange for being named Secretary of State. 2) Evidence for a bargain includes Clay's support swinging the election to Adams and Clay receiving the Secretary of State role, though Adams' diary

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    1) In the 1824 election, Andrew Jackson received the most popular and electoral votes but failed to achieve a majority, sending the election to the House of Representatives. There, John Quincy Adams was elected with the support of Henry Clay, who had finished fourth. This led to accusations that Adams and Clay struck a "Corrupt Bargain" where Clay traded his support for Adams in exchange for being named Secretary of State. 2) Evidence for a bargain includes Clay's support swinging the election to Adams and Clay receiving the Secretary of State role, though Adams' diary

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    History Cold Case

    #1824
    Did a Corrupt Bargain Occur?
    A Cold Case
    Has anyone ever heard of the term Cold Case?
    Can anyone explain what a Cold Case is?
    A Cold Case refers to a crime or accident that has
    not yet been solved to the full and is not the subject
    of a recent criminal investigation.
    History is filled with these Cold Cases. Today,
    you will be investigating one of those cases.
    Evidence A
    Qualifications
    President A Vice-President
    President B Secretary of State
    President C Secretary of State
    President D Secretary of State

    Answer: What pattern or trend emerges from this data?


    - Office of Secretary of State appears to be the stepping
    stone to the Presidency
    Evidence B
    Qualifications
    Candidate A Talented Secretary of State
    Candidate B Speaker of the House of Representatives
    Candidate C Treasurer
    Candidate D Military Hero

    Answer:
    1) Which candidate seems most qualified to be President of the
    United States? Why?
    2) Which candidate seems least qualified to be President of the
    United States? Why?
    Evidence C
    Candidate Popular Results Electoral Results
    A 108,740 84
    B 47,136 37
    C 46,618 41
    D 153, 544 99

    1) What candidate received the most popular votes?


    2) What candidate received the most electoral votes?
    3) Which candidate became President of the United States?
    1) Candidate A- John Quincy Adams
    4) Was the result surprising in light of who you thought was most
    and least qualified?
    Evidence D
    Amendment Twelve, United States
    Constitution (1804)
    if no person have such a majority [of electoral
    votes], then from the persons having the highest
    numbers not exceeding three on the list of those
    voted for as President, the House of
    Representatives shall choose immediately, by
    ballot, the President
    1) Identify the three important provisions of this Amendment
    1) A candidate has to receive a majority of electoral votes to
    win the election
    2) If a candidate does not receive a majority, the House of
    Representatives elects the President
    3) Only the candidates receiving the 3 highest number of
    popular votes is eligible for consideration in the House
    election
    2) Why was this section of the Twelfth Amendment
    so relevant in the Election of 1824?
    3) How many electoral votes were needed to win
    the election of 1824? Count all the votes, divide
    by two, and add one.
    131
    4) What candidate received the majority of
    electoral college votes? Add up the total votes in
    Column 3, on Evidence C, then divide the total by
    2.
    No one. Candidate D received a plurality of the
    popular votes but not a majority (50% +).
    Total votes cast= 261
    Majority= 131
    5) Once the general election results were known,
    who was given authority under the Constitution to
    choose the President in 1824?
    House of Representatives
    6) Review the backgrounds (Evidence B) of the
    four candidates for Presidency in 1824. Did any of
    the candidates seem to be at an advantage now
    that the House of Representatives would choose
    the next president?
    B- Henry Clay-Speaker of the House
    7) Under the twelfth Amendment, who was
    disqualified from running in the House election
    and why?
    B- Henry Clay- Speaker of the House
    8) Despite his Constitutional elimination from
    the race in 1824, was there any way in which
    Henry Clay could benefit politically from the
    situation in which he found himself?
    Could use his influence in the House to get one
    candidate elected
    Prior Offices Held by
    Presidents

    President Year He Was First Federal Office


    Elected Held Before
    Elected
    George Washington 1788
    John Adams 1796 Washingtons VP
    Thomas Jefferson 1800 Washington's
    Secretary of State
    Adamss VP
    James Madison 1808 Thomas Jeffersons
    Secretary of State
    James Monroe 1816 James Madisons
    Candidate in Presidential
    Election of 1824

    Candidate Section Experience


    John Q. Adams New President Monroes talented
    England Secretary of State
    Henry Clay West Speaker of the House of
    Representatives
    William Crawford Southeast President Monroes Secretary of
    the Treasury
    Andrew Jackson Southwest Hero of the Battle of New
    Orleans
    Results of Election of
    1824

    Candidate Popular Votes Electoral Votes


    Received Received
    John Quincy Adams 108, 740 84
    Henry Clay 47,136 37
    William Crawford 46,618 41
    Andrew Jackson 153,544 99

    9) If you had been Henry Clay, how might you have used your
    influence to benefit from the situation in which you now found
    yourself?
    Debrief
    1) Explain the corrupt bargain that allegedly
    took place during the Election of 1824.
    2) Is it fair to say that Andrew Jackson was
    cheated out of the Presidency in 1824? Why or
    why not?
    3) What important political effects do you think
    the corrupt bargain might have had on
    American political history?
    Was there a Corrupt
    Bargain?
    1) What might be useful sources or documents
    that might be analyzed to determine whether a
    corrupt bargain actually occurred in the election
    of 1824?
    Primary Sources Secondary Sources
    2)
    Investigative Files: History
    Cold Case
    Read-Pair-Share
    Using Handout 1: Diary of John Quincy Adams,
    1) Read the handout (no more than 10 minutes)
    2) Write your answers to the following questions:
    a) What kind of document is being examined?
    b) Who wrote the document?
    c) When was the document written?
    d) Did this document suggest that Adams and Clay
    entered into a corrupt bargain? Explain
    e) What was not in this document that you might have
    hoped or expected to be there? Why might it not be
    there?

    ** Repeat this process for Handouts 2, 3, and 4 **


    T-Chart
    Complete the following T-Chart with your partner:

    Evidence Suggesting a Evidence Suggesting no


    Corrupt Bargain Corrupt Bargain
    Summarizing Questions
    1) Does the evidence you examined suggest that
    John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay entered into a
    corrupt bargain to win the Presidential Election
    of 1824? Explain
    2) What is an eyewitness account?
    3) Which, if any of the documents that you
    analyzed, are eyewitness accounts?
    4) Were the eyewitness accounts truthful?
    Explain.
    5) Did the eyewitness accounts settle the dispute
    over what really happened in the election of
    1824 i.e. with regards to whether there actually
    was a corrupt bargain?
    Exploring Effects:
    Project Handout #7
    The period of 1817-1825 was unique in that there
    was only one party supported by the people of the
    US. This period in American history is known as
    the Era of Good Feelings. Although we may not
    know whether a corrupt bargain occurred in 1824,
    we do know that it contributed to some very
    important developments including:
    The birth of a new political party called the
    Democratic Party organized by supporters of Andrew
    Jackson who felt cheated out of the election in 1824.
    The restoration of the 2 party political system in the
    US.
    A very contentious campaign leading up to the
    presidential election of 1828

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