The 1828 election was seen as a rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson; the latter won, in part, because of the “Corrupt Bargain” election of 1824. Challenges In Congress, “Whigs,” as ...

The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...

Jimmy Carter redefined his legacy after his presidency. Other presidents, especially Hoover and Nixon, tried but failed to outrun or outwork their unhappy presidential legacies. Like John Quincy Adams ...

As the Biden interregnum concluded, the Trump train roared into Washington this week with the vigor and triumphant ...

After John Wood and Willard Keyes settled on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, they petitioned the Illinois Legislature to create “Adams County”, with their founding ...

Considering the barrage of vitriolic campaign ads that invaded our homes on a nightly basis during the past year, you might ...

The election saw four major candidates: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Henry Clay. Although Jackson received the most electoral and popular votes, no candidate achieved ...

Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in ... Olatunji Osho-Williams A "corrupt bargain" that delivered John Quincy Adams the presidency ended the Era of Good Feelings and prompted ...

The Whig Party formed out of the National Republican Party, the leaders of which were John Quincy Adams and Henry ... they threw their support behind Andrew Jackson's successor, Martin Van ...