Why Did Jackson Win The Electoral Vote?

In 1824, The Jackson ran for the president the first time and in that election, he won both the popular vote and the electoral vote. In that election he was running against three other people, Henry Clay, William Crawford and John Quincy Adams. In the constitution it says that the president must win the majority of electoral votes and even though Jackson won the most electoral votes he did not get the majority and in that case the election went to the house of representatives and they chose the president by vote. Henry clay happened to be the speaker of the house of the representatives which means he was in a prime position to influence the vote for the candidate for his choosing. So, through some backdoor haggling Clay got Adams elected over