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Grant defeated Seymour for the presidency.
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Fisk and Gould cornered the gold market; this was one of several scandles that rocked grants presidency.
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Tweed stole around 30 to 200 million dollars from the people of New York City, he went to jail in 1871 with 120 counts of fraud and extortion.
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Credit Mobilier was a sham construction company chartered to build the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1873 the house censured James Brooks and Oakes Ames for using their political influences for personal financial gain.
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The banking firm of Jay Cooke and Company, who were invested in railroad construction, closed its doors and a major economic panic swept the nation.
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This act was made to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights.
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A group of distillers and public official who defrauded the federal government of liquor taxes.
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An informal agreement was made to resolve the Compromise of 1877.
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An electoral commission consisting of fifteen men selected from the Senate, the House of Representives, and the Supreme Court.
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Garfield defeats Windfield Scott Hancock for presidency; this marked the largest winning streak for the republican party.
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Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at 9:30 am; Aurthur took his place as president four months into his term as the 20th president.
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It was the first major legislation restricting immigration in the United States.
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This act set up , regulated, and improved the Civil Service of the United States.
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A group of five similar cases formed into one for the Supreme Court to review.
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cleveland defeats James G. Blaine for president; this broke the longest loosing streak for any major party in american history.
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Cleveland was the first democrat to take office since Buchanan which was twenty eight years earlier. He
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After much hesitation Cleveland gave an appeal for lower tariffs into congresses lap in late 1887.
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Harrison defeats Grover Cleveland for presidency. Cleveland lost in the electoral colledge even though her won the popular vote.
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Reed becames Speaker of the House of Representives durring which he increased the power of the speaker over the house.
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This tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fifty percent , it was designed to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.
