College History 2

Grant defeats Seymour for the presidency

Mar 4, 1868

Ulysses S. Grant defeats Horatio Seymour to become the President of the United States.

Fisk and Gould corner the gold market

Oct 16, 1869

Jim Fisk and Jay Gould were manipulators of the stock market who cornered the gold market

Tweed scandal in New York

Jan 6, 1871

Infamous ring in New York that corrupted milllions of people

Credit Mobilier scandal exposd Liberal Republicans break with Grant. Grant defeats Greeley for the presidency.

Nov 4, 1872

The scandal exposed many Republicans

Panic of 1873

Oct 11, 1873

Panic that left lots of people without resources for living.

Whiksey Ring scandal, Civil Rights Act of 1875, Resumption Act passed

Mar 1, 1875

Ring that distributed whiskey. It was illegal at the time.

Hayes-Tilden election standoff and crisis

Nov 5, 1876

Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden have an election standoff. Crisis assumes after the election.

Compromise of 1877, Reconstruction ends, Railroad strikes paralyze nation

Mar 4, 1877

The Compromise of 1877 was established and the Reconstruction period ends. Railroad strikes paralyze the construction.

Garfield defeats Hancock for presidency

Nov 2, 1880

James Garfield defeats Winfield Hancock to become the president of the United States.

Garfield assassinated; Arthur assumes presidency

Jul 2, 1881

James Garfield is assassinated. Chester Arthur becomes president because of this

Chinese Exclusion Act

May 6, 1882

Prohibiting all immigrants from of Chinese laborers

Civil Rights Cases, Pendleton Act sets up Civil Service Commission

Nov 10, 1883

Many Civil Rights cases came about because many people wanted to be equal. This sets up the Civil Service Commission

Cleveland defeats Blaine for presidency

Mar 4, 1884

Grover Cleveland defeats James Blaine to become president.

Harrison defeats Cleveland for presidency

Mar 4, 1888

William Henry Harrison defeats Grover Cleveland to become president.

Thomas B. "Czar" Reed becomes Speaker of the House of Representatives

Sep 18, 1889

Reed's reign as the Speaker of the House had a great influence on American government.

"Billion Dollar" Congress, Mckinley Tariff Act, Sherman Silver Purchase Act

Oct 1, 1890

Act that raised the average duty imports to almost fifty percent.

Cleveland defeats Harrison and Weaver to regain presidency

Jan 2, 1892

Grover Cleveland defeats William Henry Harrison and Weaver to once again become president

Depression of 1893

Nov 2, 1893

Similar to the Panic of 1893. Many banks and buisnesses fell and many people were looking for work

Wilson-Gorman Tariff

Aug 27, 1894

Slightly reduced the tarrif rates and imposed a 2% income tax.

J.P. Morgan's banking syndicate loans $65 million in gold to federal government

Sep 20, 1895

Banking firm J.P. Morgan loans $65 million in gold to the federal government.