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Four candidates ran for president in the election of 1824:Andrew Jackson,John Quincy Adams,Henry Clay,and William Crawford.In this election Jackson won the popular vote.The winner was decided by the House of Representatives.In order to win the election the candidates had to receive a majority of the votes.The House of Representatives chose Adams on the first ballot.John Quincy Adams chose Henry Clay as his secretary of state.Jackson thought that Adams had stolen the election with Henry Clay.Jackson this deal a corrupt bargain.On March 4,1825 John Quincy Adams became the 6th President of the United States.In 1828 John Quincy Adams ran for a second term but he lost the election to Andrew Jackson.Adams retired to his home in Massachusetts.

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Their were four candidates in the presidential election of 1824.The first candidate was secretary of state John Quincy Adams.The second candidate was general Andrew Jackson.The third candidate was secretary of the treasury William Crawford.The fourth candidate was speaker of the House Of Representatives Henry Clay.

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They killed henry clay and william crawford.

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The 1824 Presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives. This occurred because neither candidate had received a majority of the vote.

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By majority vote in the House of Representatives

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Since Andrew Jackson didn't get enough electoral votes, the choice was made by the House of Representatives, which voted for John Quincy Adams to become president.

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