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Expanding Democracy — Quiz

Question 8 • US History

Andrew Jackson and his supporters responded to the “corrupt bargain” of 1824 by

Answer
A
quitting the Democratic Party.
B
forming the Democratic Party.
C
quitting the Federalist Party.
D
forming the Federalist Party.

Explanation

After the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as president in 1824, Jackson’s supporters accused Adams and Henry Clay of making a “corrupt bargain.” They organized around Jackson and helped form the Democratic Party. The Federalist Party was not the party they created.

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