After the American Revolution, America was born. For a fledgling nation, there remained many issues of conflict regarding government, politics, etc. ; which lead to confrontations and disagreements between people and parties. In the 1820s, history recorded the confrontation between Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay over many major issues. We could clearly see their differences through the elections of 1824, 1828 and the Bank War. Jackson and Clay both ran for president in 1824, not including John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford, and John C. Calhoun. In the end, either Jackson or Clay won the election. However, Jackson was the person who received the most popular and electoral votes1, but he did not receive a majority of electoral votes. According to the Twelfth Amendment, the election would be decided by the House of Representatives in the event that no candidate obtains a majority. In the finale, John Quincy Adams became president with the help of Clay and his supporters. The 1824 election was the only one in which the candidate who received the most electoral and popular votes did not become president. After the election, the Jacksonians "directed most of their fury at Clay,"2 and the reason for Adam's choice was later given by Clay. He explained: “I have questioned my conscience as to what I should do, and this faithful guide tells me that I should vote for Mr. Adams. »2 Right after Clay's explanation, in the letter to Samuel, Jackson expressed he is radically dissatisfied with Clay's decision. "Mr. Clay has never yet ventured for his country, sacrificed his rest, or made any effort to repel an invading enemy. »3 The next four years, the elections of 1828 were a revenge of Jackson and Adams. This was different from the last e...... middle of paper...... a large number of shareholders at that time were British; he warned of the danger of allowing foreigners to control “a key national asset.” Furthermore, Jackson pointed out that most of the shareholders were Northerners and that a large portion of the loans came from the West and South. Jackson especially emphasized that the bank favored "a privileged few"14 and that it was not fair that a small number of rich people benefiting at the expense of others "Jackson saw growing around him" came from individuals who had earned more money. government than they should. »15-82 In the end, the veto "was a splendid popular success," and it helped Jackson win again in the 1832 election. Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson's disagreements in the two 1824 elections and 1832, and also the Bank War give us a clear vision of the difficulty and drama of a newly born America..