Why did many Jackson supporters believe that the election of 1824 was a "corrupt bargain”?

In the 1824 election, no candidate won a majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives chose the president. Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams in the House, and Adams later appointed Clay secretary of state. Jackson’s supporters saw this as a “corrupt bargain,” believing Clay had traded his support for the appointment. The correct choice is A.

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