AP American History October 21, 1997 The year of 1828 was a tumultuous year in American politics. It so happened that it was a presidential election year. The election of 1828 was different from any other presidential election up to that point. The election not only set a precedent, but was also one of the bitterest in American history. Out of all the elections up to that point, it had all the makings of a present-day campaign. The two …showed first 75 words of 909 total…

…showed last 75 words of 909 total…had held nominations by a popular vote or had such dirty campaigning. No one can say for sure who, between Adams and Jackson, was more brutal in their attacks. Their campaigns should be looked upon as something to learn from, something not to emulate. But instead it started a long line of dirty campaign tactics and character slander. These facts are debatable, but one isn't, it was one of the most important presidential elections ever.