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Abraham Lincoln
Was assasinated while he was at a movie with his family, he was shot in the head. He was president during the civil war. He was also a great politician. -
Andrew Johnston
He was the worst president to have at the end of the Civil War, he failed to make satisfying peace due to his racist views.During his term the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 extended suffrage to formely enslaved African Americans. -
Ulysses S. Grant
He was a Republican who was out of office in1877. He led our government much like our army. His vice president was Henry Wilson. -
James A. Garfield
The major event when he was President was the investigation of whether mail route contracts were being awarded fraudulantly with tax money lining the pockets of those involved. He was only in office for 6 months. He died of bool poisoning in September 19th 1881. -
William McKinley
Was pressured into the War of Spain by the press when he was President. He was shot I 1901 by an assasin and died 8 days after due to his wounds. His McKinley Tariff of 1890 established substantially higher tariff rates on imported goods in order to protect U.S. business and manufacturing. -
President Theadoore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt offered his good offices as mediator between Russia and Japan. He also played a prominent part in extending the use of arbitration to international problems in the Western Hemisphere. He died at the age of sixtyin his sleep. -
William Howard Taft
He passed the sixteenth amendment as president. He strengthened the interstate commerce commision. He was only president for one term. -
Woodrow Wilson
While he was president he was involved in events that included the Federal Reserve Act and Federal Trade Commission Act. He was relected and has full control of the American entry into World War 1. He also had congress pass the Adamson Act. -
Warren G. Harding
He spurned the League of Nations and signed a seperate peace treaty with Germany and Austrailia. He rewarded friends and political contributors. He lost the election to Calvin Coodligde for his second term. -
Calvin Coolidge
He restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity.He praised the achievement of widespread prosperity in 1928. He embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class.
