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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was credited with holding the Union together and leading the North to victory durring the Civil War. His efforts led to the Emancipation of slaves. He was killed on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson tried to continue Lincolns idea of reconstruction. He wanted to give the south a chance to regain citizenship. He died of cholera on July 31, 1875. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was involved in reconstruction and his presidency ended the Nez Perce War. The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified durring his time in office. He died on July 23, 1885 due to cancer. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
His accomplishments led to the creation of the Panama Cannal. He started his administration with the compromise of 1877 which got rid of military occupation in the south. He also restricted the immigration of chinese. -
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield was only in office for 6 months so he was not able to accomplish much. He allowed the investigation of the mail scandal creating the way for civil service reform. He was killed by Charles J. Guiteau. -
Chester A. Arthur
He succeeded president Garfield after he was assasinated. He was responsible for the Pendelton Civil Service Act which had a positive outcome. He also created the Chinese Exclusion Act which later became a black mark in our history. -
Grover Cleveland
He was nominated by Democrats to run with Thomas Hendricks. The election was not about answering questions and fixing issues but more about harsh personal attacks on eachother. He narrowly won the election with 49% of the popular vote and 219 electoral votes. -
Benjamin Harrison
Durring his time in office the Sherman Anti-Trust act was passed. He was president inbetween the two times that president Cleveland was in office. He died of pneumonia on March 13, 1901. -
William McKinley
While McKinley was in office the U.S. became a world colonial power. Durring his time in office Hawii was annexed which lead to the islands statehood. Mckinley led the Nation to victory in the Spanish-American war. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt helped end the Russo-Japanese war and was awarded a Nobel peace prize. He used Anti-Trust laws to fight against corruption in industries such as oil and the railroad industry. He set aside 125 million acres of National forest for public protection.
