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Abraham Lincoln
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. He was the first president of the Republican Party. Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on the afternoon of November 19, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. -
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the vice president of Abraham Lincoln during Lincoln's second term. When Abraham Lincoln died (April 15, 1865) Johnson took office. n 1866, Johnson vetoed the Freedmen’s Bureau bill and the Civil Rights bill, legislation aimed at protecting blacks. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States. The biggest issue of Grant's presidency was Reconstruction. He continued occupying the South with federal troops. Grant's administration fought against states who denied blacks the right to vote. In 1870, the 15th amendment was passed. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president. He took office determined to reform the system of civil service appointments, which had been based on the spoils system since president Andrew Johnson. As president, Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction. -
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield was the last American President born in a log cabin. On July 2, 1881, Garfield was shot in a Washington railroad station. He didn't die from his wound until 11 weeks later, September 19, 1881. -
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States. While Harrison was in office, the U.S. was continuing to experience advances in science and technology. Harrison was the earliest President whose voice is known to be preserved. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States. He was put into office when William Mckinley died from his bullet wounds on September 16th 1901. Theodore was the youngest man to ever become president at the age of 42. -
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States. Following Roosevelt into office, Taft continued to enforce antitrust laws. Also the sixteenth amendment was passed while he was in office, that allowed the U.S. to collect income taxes. -
Woodrow Wilson
The Republican Party was split between Roosevelt and Taft, which meant that Wilson easily won. He became the 28th president of the United States. One of the 1st events of Woodrow Wilson's presidency was the passage of the Underwood Tariff. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States. He succeeded to the presidency on August 3, 1923 when Harding died from a heart attack. In 1924, the Veteran's Bonus passed through Congress even though Coolidge vetoed it.
