Who was the sixth President of the United States?
Q: Who was the sixth President of the United States?
A: John Quincy Adams was elected as the sixth President of the United States in 1824.
Q: How many candidates were there for president in 1824?
A: There were five candidates for president in 1824: John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford , Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.
Q: Who was by far the most popular candidate?
A: Andrew Jackson was by far the most popular candidate.
Q: How many votes did Jackson win?
A: Jackson won 99 votes in the Electoral College.
Q: What happened when no candidate won a majority of electoral college votes?
A: When no candidate won a majority of electoral college votes, under the Twelfth Amendment to the United States, it went to a vote in House of Representatives from among the top three candidates.
Q: Who won that vote in House of Representatives?
A: John Quincy Adams won by a single vote in February 1825.
Q: What relation did Adams have to another US President? A:John Quincy Adams was son of second President of United States, John Adams
