The election of 1824 is one of the most unique and interesting elections in American history. The four candidates in the election were William Crawford, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson. They were all from the Jacksonian Republican Party. William H. Crawford had much experience in politics. Before running for president in 1824, he served as James Monroe's secretary of war and also served as secretary of the treasury under Monroe and James Madison. He also served in Congress as a U.S. Senator from Georgia. He was minister to France from 1813 to 1815. Before the 1824 election, Crawford suffered a stroke and was left nearly blind. Despite his health, the congressional caucuses selected Crawford as their presidential candidate. This move proved very unpopular with many states who decided they were no longer obligated to support the caucus candidate.1 Henry Clay was originally from Virginia but eventually moved to Lexington, Kentucky. In Kentucky, he was elected to the state legislature in 1803 and served there until 1809. After leaving the state legislature, Clay was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1811. While in the House of Representatives, he became one of the leaders of the “War Hawks”. In 1820 Clay implemented the Missouri Compromise. Clay eventually became the Speaker of the House and had great influence on the House and was a slave owner. Later in his life he became known as “The Great Pacifier”....