Instructions Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing. Option 1: The American System, Transportation, and Communication Read the following primary source: Link (website): Of Debates in Congress (Clay’s Debate of the […]
What reasons did Henry Clay have for supporting John Quincy Adams? Do you think the bargain was a good thing or a bad thing?
The “corrupt bargain” basically handed the presidency to John Quincy Adams after he was unable to win either the popular or electoral college vote in 1824. What reasons did Henry Clay have for supporting John Quincy Adams? Do you think the bargain was a good thing or a bad thing? Why did you make that […]