Why was the nation's sixth president chosen by the House of Representatives. A. because no candidate won a majority of the electoral votes. B. because in the early Republic, that is the way the president was chosen. C. because the two candidates with the most votes were both from the same political party. D. because of the threat of secession by the South at that time

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Alessandro Stephens

14 October, 17:25

Why was the nation's sixth president chosen by the House of Representatives. A. because no candidate won a majority of the electoral votes. B. because in the early Republic, that is the way the president was chosen. C. because the two candidates with the most votes were both from the same political party. D. because of the threat of secession by the South at that time

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Julia · Answer 1

The reason why the nation's sixth president was chosen by the House of Representatives was because there was no candidate that won a majority of the electoral votes. The sixth president was John Quincy Adams who served from 1825 to 1829.

The answer would be letter or choice A.