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President Lincoln
President abolished slavery.He also wanted to preserve the union, and he wanted to strengthen the national government and moderize the economy. -
President Johnson
Johnson was all for a quick restoration of the seceded states to the union. But his plans did not provide protection for former slaves. First president to be impeached. -
President Grant
Grant destroyed the Klu Klux Klan in 1871.He was the first president to establish Civil Service reform, creating a two-year federally funded service commission. As president he led the Radical Republicans in the effort to eliminate all vestiges of confederate nationalism and slavery. -
President Hayes
He believed that there should be equal treatment without regard to race and the improvement of education.He vetoed the Bland-Allison Act. He won in one of the most confused elections in national history. -
President Garfield
His presidency lasted 200 days. In this time he managed to initiate reform of the Post Office Department. His call for the civil service reform was fullfilled by the passing of the Pendelton Civil Service Reform Act. -
President Arthur
He had problems with Garfields cabinet and after December he put one of his friends on it in replace of one of Garfields people. He also got very enthusiastic approval for vetoing the Rivers and Habors Act. -
President Cleveland
He was a very honest and loyal president and got praise for that. He was the only president who didn't serve back to back. He was a reformer. -
President Harrison
He Invited Theodore Roosevelt to the White House and made him Civil Service Commissioner. The Dependent Pension Bill gets passed. Asks Congress to ban mailing Lottery tickets. -
President Mckinely
He made Hawaii part of the United States. He reformed the Civil Service System to make it more flexible. The Gold Standard Act was passed. -
President Roosevelt
He signed the Newlands Reclamation Act. He signed a bill creating the Department of Commerce and Labor. He also declared Pelican Island, Florida a federal bird reservartion.
