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ulysses s grant first look on the world
Ulysses s grant was born April 27 1822 at Point Pleasant, Ohio in a one story wood frame home to Jesse and Hannah Simpson Grant. -
Ulysses s grants occupation
Ulysses s grant occupation is framing, real estate agent, and solider -
Ulysses s grant education
ulysses s grant went to U.S. Military Academy, West Point -
Ulysses s grant marriage
Ulysses s grant got married to Julia Bogs Dent -
ulysses s grants first troop
Grant was assigned to the Fourth Infantry at the Jefferson Barracks, just south of St. Louis, Missouri. -
ulysses has a kid
ulysses kid was born -
the republication evention
the Republican Convention in Chicago. -
notification comittee
Grant formally accepts the nomination in Remarks to the Notification Committee -
election day
grant wins 72.8% of the Electoral College and 52.7% of the popular vote to defeat Democrat Horatio Seymour. -
ulysses s grants first day
Ulysses s grants first day as the president of the united sates of america -
Brooklyn Bridge begins
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins -
Grant vetoes the Private Relief Bill
Grant vetoes the Private Relief Bill and will continue to veto many additional relief bills during his two terms. -
Virginia readmitted
Virginia is readmitted to the Union -
United States Weather Bureau established
The United States Weather Bureau is established. Originally, the Bureau is part of the Signal Corps. -
Fifteenth Amendment
stipulating that no state shall deprive any citizen of the right to vote because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude” -- is adopted with Grant's help and approval. The suffrage amendment is only partially successful. During Reconstruction, black men vote frequently; following Reconstruction, however, whites use discriminatory laws and taxes to disenfranchise black men. -
Fenian Army of Vermont
Grant issues a proclamation against the attempts of the Fenian Brotherhood to damage Anglo-United States relations by attacking Canada. The next day, the Fenian Army of Vermont attempts to invade Canada but is driven back. -
Creation of the Department of Justice
Congress passes an act creating a Department of Justice under the direction of an attorney general. -
A new tariff is passed
A new tariff is passed following debates about tariff reduction. The new law maintains most existing protectionist features. -
First civil service commission
Grant establishes the first civil service commission. Without additional appropriations from Congress, however, the commission is rendered ineffective. -
Great Chicago Fire
The city of Chicago is nearly burned to the ground in one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. The rise of skyscrapers, as part of the city's rebuilding project, marks an innovation in urban architecture. -
dispuite election
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not interested in relection
n 1875, Grant wrote a public letter formally renouncing any interest. -
ulysses s grants last day as president
March 4, 1877 -
remembrance of presidncy
Overall, Grant's intentions were honorable, and he made efforts that few had attempted before him, especially in the areas of African American rights, Native American policy, and civil service reform. He also executed a successful foreign policy and was responsible for improving Anglo-American relations -
fortune
Grant loses his fortune when he is swindled by his son's business partner, Ferdinand Ward. -
filmer
became a partner in a financial firm, which went bankrupt -
dead
On July 23, 1885, President Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer. Due to the summer heat, the body was embalmed immediately and placed in a temporary glass coffin. -
last words
“yes I said yes I will Yes.” -
why licoln like ulysses
aggressive, fighting spirit -
Construction of Grant's Tomb is completed.
Grant's Tomb is dedicated in an elaborate ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of people