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In the US Presidential Elections of 1824, the populist candidate Andrew Jackson, who had won a plurality of both the popular vote and electoral college, was denied the Presidency by the House of Representatives. Were there any instances of unrest in the country following these events?

by /u/Try_Another_NO in /r/AskHistorians

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