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Abraham Lincoln
His election caused the southern states to secede. Delivered the Emancipation Proclamation after Gettysburg. Ended the Civil War. -
Andrew Johnson
Signed the Civil Rights Bill. Created new federal civil rights. Purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867 -
Ulysses S. Grant
Signed the Treaty of Washington for settling the Alabama Claims dispute between Britain and the United States by International Arbitration.Include the Enforcement of Civil Rights for African Americans in the Reconstruction states. Signed the Amnesty Act of 1872 -
Rutherford B. Hayes
Signed the Domestic Act. Signed the Bill Requirement for Black rights. Passed the Bill Allowed Female Attorneys to Argue Cases Before the Supreme Court of the United States. -
James Garfield
He attempted to re-establish the Independence of the Presidency. Started the work of Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. He energized the U.S. naval power -
Chester Arthur
Signed the Tariff Act of 1883 . Congress Passed the Pendleton Act. He signed the Edmunds Act that banned Bigamists and Polygamists from voting and holding office -
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. Harrison passed the Dependent and Disability Pensions Act . Harrison passed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act -
William Mickinley
On June 16, 1897, William McKinley signed annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States. In Civil Service administration, McKinley reformed the system to make it more flexible in critical areas.. Important act during McKinley's time was the Gold Standard Act where by the U.S. was officially placed on the gold standard -
Theodore Roosevelt
Created national parks, panama canal. Roosevelt corollary added to Monroe Doctrine. -
William Taft
Civil service reform. Strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission. Improving the performance of the postal service
