The election featured five candidates, all of whom ran as Democratic-Republicans the Federalists having ceased to have a national political presence. Quincy Adams, representing New England, had separated with the Federalists in the early s and served on various diplomatic missions, including the assignment to secure peace with Great Britain in A second candidate, John C.
Eventually, he dropped out of the Presidential race to run for Vice President. A third candidate, Henry Clay of Kentucky, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, represented the western states. He favored an active federal government committed to internal improvements and infrastructure in order to strengthen national economic development and settlement of the West.
William H. Crawford, a slaveholder from Georgia, suffered a stroke in that left him more or less incapacitated, but he continued his campaign with the support of the New York machine led by Martin Van Buren. Jackson was popular for his military victories in the War of and in wars against the Creek in and the campaigns against Choctaws, Cherokees, and Chickasaws and his conduct of the First Seminole war in Florida.
He had been elected to the Senate in , and his popularity soared as pro-Jackson newspapers promoted the narrative of his courageous exploits. The election was as much a match of favorite sons as it was a struggle over policy. In general, the candidates were favored by different sections of the country, with Adams strong in the Northeast; Jackson in the South, West, and mid-Atlantic; Clay in parts of the West; and Crawford in parts of the East. With tens of thousands of new voters in the United States, the older system of having members of Congress assemble congressional caucuses to determine who would run was no longer tenable.
It became clear that voters had regional interests and for the first time, the popular vote had significant implications in a Presidential election.
Electors were chosen by popular vote in 18 states, while the 6 remaining states employed the older system in which state legislatures selected electors.
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It was the first arms control agreement signed in the Cold War period. Since the s a number of nations, including Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox.
Congress and speaks some of his most memorable words as he discusses the Northern war effort. Lincoln used the address to present a moderate message concerning his policy towards slavery. Just ten weeks before, he On December 1, , Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile.
His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to one hour and 33 minutes. Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. However, the constitutional procedures for electing the president were faithfully carried out. The election of forever changed the face of the American political landscape by adding the element of the campaign trail for elected officials and was a seed of the strong political parties system we see today.
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