Flashcard sets with a 'john quincy adams' term meaning 'he was the son of formal president john adams and became president himself in the corrupt election of 1824. he was the first minority president and due to this was not liked by many and subjected him to many hostilities leaving it near impossible for him to accomplish much as president. quincy’s election was said to have been accomplished by an agreement with clay to make him st. this form of corruption plagued the country in its early days, but an effort was made to end it when jackson was elected in a landslide during the 1828 election'

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