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In the election of 1824, supporters of Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams of winning the election through a "corrupt bargain" in which Adams gave

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Jackson and his followers were furious and accused Adams and Clay of a "corrupt bargain.", John Quincy Adams won after Henry Clay gave his support to Adams, securing his Presidency. When Adams appointed Clay as his secretary of state, Jackson's supporters raged that a corrupt bargain had cheated Jackson of presidency

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