True or False: John Quincy Adams was selected president by the House of Representatives despite receiving only 84 of 261 electoral votes, fewer than Andrew Jackson, who won 99 electoral votes.
Henry Clay pushed his votes to Adams and was later given the Secretary of State position, which smelled of corruption and splintered the Democratic-Republican party for good.
Henry Clay pushed his votes to Adams and was later given the Secretary of State position, which smelled of corruption and splintered the Democratic-Republican party for good.