Presidents:
Reconstruction-
Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865:
· Republican
· 1863 emancipation proclamation
· 1865 13th amendment
· 1865 freedman’s bureau
· 10% plan- reintroducing southern states into union
· Vetoed Wade-Davis bill- 50% vote to union
· Assassinated 1865
Andrew Johnson 1865- 1869:
· Democrat from the south
· Vetoed civil rights bill 1866- overturned by congress
· 14th amendment 1868 – citizenship and equal protection
· Unsuccessfully impeached in 1868
· Reintroduced all states into union
· Was against radical reconstruction
· 1867 beginning of military reconstruction- states divided into 5 divisions
Ulysses S Grant 1869-1877:
· Republican
· Associated with scandal- whiskey scandal
· 1870 15th amendment- right to vote
· Civil rights act 1875- no discrimination in public places
· Colfax massacre 1873- KKK attack on AA
, · Economic depression 1873
Gilded Age-
Rutherford B Hayes 1877-1881:
· Republican
· 1877 compromise- end of reconstruction era
· 1877 railroad strike- had to send federal troops in, caused by depression
· Civil service reform- change of qualities they looked for in federal troops
James Garfield 1881:
· Republican
· Supported civil service reform- removed Conkin from NY customs house
· Postal reforms- stopped scam routes
· Assassinated 1881- did not use spoil system, shooter felt he deserved the job
Chester Arthur 1881-1885:
· Republican
· Passed Pendleton act 1883- created civil service commission, hired on merit not
status
· Federal immigration bill- only excluded criminals and the mentally ill
· Chinese exclusion act 1882
· Eliminated the spoil system
Grover Cleveland 1885-1889:
· Democrat
· Based employees on merit- enforcing the Pendleton act
· Vetoed the Texas seed bill
Reconstruction-
Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865:
· Republican
· 1863 emancipation proclamation
· 1865 13th amendment
· 1865 freedman’s bureau
· 10% plan- reintroducing southern states into union
· Vetoed Wade-Davis bill- 50% vote to union
· Assassinated 1865
Andrew Johnson 1865- 1869:
· Democrat from the south
· Vetoed civil rights bill 1866- overturned by congress
· 14th amendment 1868 – citizenship and equal protection
· Unsuccessfully impeached in 1868
· Reintroduced all states into union
· Was against radical reconstruction
· 1867 beginning of military reconstruction- states divided into 5 divisions
Ulysses S Grant 1869-1877:
· Republican
· Associated with scandal- whiskey scandal
· 1870 15th amendment- right to vote
· Civil rights act 1875- no discrimination in public places
· Colfax massacre 1873- KKK attack on AA
, · Economic depression 1873
Gilded Age-
Rutherford B Hayes 1877-1881:
· Republican
· 1877 compromise- end of reconstruction era
· 1877 railroad strike- had to send federal troops in, caused by depression
· Civil service reform- change of qualities they looked for in federal troops
James Garfield 1881:
· Republican
· Supported civil service reform- removed Conkin from NY customs house
· Postal reforms- stopped scam routes
· Assassinated 1881- did not use spoil system, shooter felt he deserved the job
Chester Arthur 1881-1885:
· Republican
· Passed Pendleton act 1883- created civil service commission, hired on merit not
status
· Federal immigration bill- only excluded criminals and the mentally ill
· Chinese exclusion act 1882
· Eliminated the spoil system
Grover Cleveland 1885-1889:
· Democrat
· Based employees on merit- enforcing the Pendleton act
· Vetoed the Texas seed bill
