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James Buchanan Presidency
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James Buchanon Inaugurated
Buchanan was considered the worst president in history. He denied states the right to succede, but went on to say that the federal government had no power to stop them. He eventually sent a northern ship to reinforce Fort Sumpter, but then reverted to staying out of things until the end of his office. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
Lincoln is remembered for his role as the leader in preserving the Union during the Civil War and beginning the process of freeing the slaves. His speech, the Emancipation Proclaimation, set many slaves in slaves states "free." He led the Union side in the Civil War, winning against the Confederate States and reclaiming their territory. -
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Abraham Lincoln Presidency
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Andrew Johnson Presidency
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Andrew Johnson Inaugurution
Johnson is seen as the greatest failure of all the Presidents in history for making a satisfying and just peace. Part of the reason for this was his racism at the end of the Civil War. He failed to compromise Radical Republicans and moderates. -
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Ulysses S. Grant Presidency
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Uylsses S. Grant Presidency
The 15th amendement is passed and adopted with Grant's help and approval. The amendment gives the right to vote to people regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Grant worked extensively to combat the Ku KLux Klan. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes Presidency
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Rutherford B. Hayes Inauguration
Hayes worked to reunite the Confederacy and Union, telling the Confederacy that their local governments should obey the national government. He also worked to raise the gold standard in the United States. The Reconstruction of Southern States was over within two months of his Inauguration. -
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James A. Garfield Presidency
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Chester A. Arthur Presidency
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James A. Garfield
James Garfield died from blood poisoning only a few monthe=s of his inauguration. -
Chester A. Arthur
Arthur became President when President James Garfield was assassinated. Arthur approved a bill to appoint a tariff commission. Congress passed an act prohibiting the fencing of public lands in the west. -
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Grover Cleveland Presidency
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Grover Cleveland Inauguration
Cleveland signed the Presidential Succession Act that said in the absence of a President and vice president, the heads of executive departments will succeed to the presidency in the order in which the departments were created. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated during his Presidency. -
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Benjamin Harrison Presidency
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Grover Cleveland Second Presidency
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Grover Cleveland Reinauguration
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William McKinely Presidency
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William Mckinley Inauguration
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Theodore Roosevelt Presidency
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Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration
Stsrted the saying "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Roosevelt recognized the importance of preserving nature and started the nation's National Park System. Roosevelt won the Noble Peace Prize in 1906 for his aid in helping end the Russo-Japanese War. -
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William Howard Taft Presidency
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William Howard Taft Inauguration
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Woodrow Wilson Presidency
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Woodrow Wilson Inauguration
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Warren G. Harding Presidency
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Warren G. Harding Inauguration
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Calvin Coolidge Presidency
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Calvin Coolidge Inauguration
