1. The Presidential Election of 1824 Four Presidential Candidates… No more Federalist Party… it had dissolved All four candidates were members of the Democratic- Republican Party Even though all four presidential candidates were from the same party, they were supporting different ideas and movements.

2. Each of the presidential candidates were pushing the agenda or the beliefs from their geographic sections and their states.

3. Two candidates out of the western United States: Henry Clay of Kentucky Andrew Jackson of Tennessee One candidate out of New England John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts One candidate from the southern United States William Crawford of Georgia

4. Election Day Results… Andrew Jackson 99 Electoral Votes 12 states carried 151,271 Popular votes 41.3% John Quincy Adams 84 Electoral Votes 7 states carried 113,122 Popular Votes 30.9%

5. Election Day Results (cont.) William Crawford 41 Electoral Votes 2 States Carried 40,856 Popular Votes 11.2% Henry Clay 37 Electoral votes 3 States Carried 47, 531 Popular Votes 13.%

6. On Election Day, Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes, but none of the four candidates won a majority in the Electoral College… A Presidential Candidate needs to win the majority of the 131 electoral college votes (270 in present day)in order to secure the presidency of the United States. Jackson did not do this

7. Constitutional procedures state that if no candidate wins the majority of the Electoral College, then the House of Representatives must vote in order to name a president. Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams William Crawford

8. John Quincy Adams received 13 votes Andrew Jackson won 7 votes William Crawford received 4 votes John Quincy Adams was elected as the United States’ sixth president.

9. John Quincy Adams Son of second president John Adams In office 1825 - 1829 Lived 1767 - 1848 Born in Massachusetts Former Senator Former Member of the House Former Secretary of the State Former ambassador to five countries Survived a train wreck in 1883 After he was President “ Hightstown Rail Accident”

10. During his campaign, John Q. Adams promised to limit foreign actions and spend some time strengthening or improving the United States internally.

11. Adams wanted to… Build a National University Astronomical Observatories Fund scientific research Improve rivers (success of Erie Canal) Build better roads

12. Congress approved the improvement of roads and rivers, but denied Adams’ requests for national academic improvements. Many representatives in Congress felt that a lot of Adams’ requests were very familiar to Federalist Party ideas His father’s political party

13. Splits within the Party The Democratic-Republican party was the only political party in the country at the time of the Election of 1824 Lots of internal conflicts and arguments began to emerge Slavery Tariffs ***Sectional Differences

14. Those who supported presidential candidate Andrew Jackson and opposed President John Q. Adams became known as the Democratic Party Southern and Western States Those who supported John Q. Adams named their party the National-Republican Party Ex-Federalists Northeastern States Will later evolve into the Whig Party