THERE FOUR CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT IN 1824

• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• William Crawford

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

• Son of Abigail and John Adams
• Second president
• Harvard graduate
• Helped end the war of 1812

HENRY CLAY

• Shrewd politician
• Was a speaker
• Skillful negotiator

ANDREW JACKSON

• Had military victories
• Born into poor farmers
• Land owner and slave owner
• Nicknamed as "old hickory"

Jackson won because of popular votes. Clay came in 4th. People did not think Jackson would make a good president because of his war past. They though he would be more of a general than a leader.