Which figure who helped Adams in the 1824 House vote was later named Secretary of State by Adams?

• A. John Quincy Adams
• B. Henry Clay
• C. William Crawford
• D. Andrew Jackson

Answer: (B)

This question tests how Henry Clay shaped the 1824 election and what happened afterward. In 1824 no candidate won a majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives decided the presidency from the top three finishers. Henry Clay, who was Speaker of the House, used his influence to support John Quincy Adams, helping Adams win the decision in the House. Afterward, Adams named Henry Clay as Secretary of State, a position many saw as a stepping-stone to the presidency. That sequence—Clay’s backing for Adams in the House vote and his later appointment as Secretary of State—fits the description. The other figures did not play that role or hold the Secretary of State position under Adams.