Election of 1824
The House of Representatives would thus decide the outcome of the election of 1824. Clay did not have enough electoral votes to win the presidency himself, but as Speaker of the House, he could tip the balance in favor of one of the other three men. Crawford had recently suffered a stroke and was too ill to serve as president. Clay despised Jackson and considered him unfit for office, so he threw his support to Adams. The House then selected Adams as the winner.
The Corrupt Bargain
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Just days after the House selected him as president, John Quincy Adams named Henry Clay his secretary of state, one of the most powerful positions in government at that time. The secretaries of state for the previous three administrations had later ascended to the presidency. 
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Andrew Jackson became furious upon learning what Adams had done. Jackson accused Adams and Clay of conspiring against him in a "corrupt bargain." 
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Along with his many supporters, Andrew Jackson believed that he was the true winner of the election of 1824. As Adams took office in March of the following year, Jackson started planning his campaign to win the presidency in 1828. 
