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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham served from 1861, and then he was assassinated. He led the country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis. While preserving the union, he was trying to end slavery and promoting financial modernization. -
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Andrew Johnson
He implemented his own form of presidential reconstruction. He maintained a anti-abolitionist stance. He supported the administration's decision to fight the mexican war. -
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Ulysses S. Grant
After the Civil War of the Norht, he was voted as the US president for two terms. He was also a general and commander of the union army. Won many battles against Robert E. Lee. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Oversaw the end of Reconstruction. The first year he was the president, he had to face the Great Railroad Strike. Confronted two issues regarding the currency. -
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James A. Garfield
Became president after nine consectutive terms in the house of representitives. Energized u.s naval power. Purging Corruption in the post office department. -
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Chester A. Arthur
He became president after the assassination of James A. Garfield. Him and his administration dealth with changing relations with western American Indian Tribes. Shortly after his election he was diagnosed with Brights disease. -
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Grover Cleveland
Right after taking office, he was to take the jobs of of filling all the government jobs. They were typically filled with the Spoils System. He would not fire anybody willing to take any of the governent jobs. -
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Benjamin Harris
He supported the Spoils System. Harrison placed fourth in the ballot. He was still elected even that he didn't make no political bargains. -
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William McKinely
Urged Tariff reform. He signed annexing the republic of Hawaii. Gold Standard Act placed him on the Gold Standard. -
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Theodore Roosevelt
He was widely known for his progressive politics. He attacked railroad trusts. Negotiated the end of the Russo-Japenese War.