Because he won the popular vote but lost his bid to be president, Andrew Jackson called the election of 1824 a "corrupt bargain" due to the fact that __________
A) the House of Representatives chose Henry Clay as president
B) he would have won the election if property requirements for voting were still in place
C) William Crawford won the Electoral College despite Jackson's higher numbers in the popular
vote
D) former candidate Henry Clay threw his support to Adams in exchange for an appointment as
secretary of state
D
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