What contributed to Jackson winning the election of 1828?

One of the
significant factors that allowed
Andrew Jackson to win the presidential election of 1828 was
that he was
running against just one other candidate: incumbent John Quincy Adams. In many
ways,
this election was seen as a rematch of the previous election between
Jackson and Adams. In 1824,
Adams won the presidency by the decision of the
House of Representatives when no candidate won a
majority of votes. This
occurred even though Jackson had won more votes than Adams, leaving
Jackson's
supporters eager to correct this perceived error in 1828.

In
1828,
with only the...

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