Why did many Americans feel that the result of the 1824 election was fraudulent?
• New laws were enacted requiring voting men to own property, so many lost their right to vote; this resulted in a very low turnout of voters.
• Because no one received a majority of votes, the House of Representatives chose a new president from among three candidates; Henry Clay was not allowed on the ballot.
• Andrew Jackson won the majority of electoral votes, but he did not win the most popular votes; therefore he did not become president.
• As Speaker of the House, Henry Clay helped John Quincy Adams become president; later, Adams appointed Clay secretary of state.