ULYSSES S. GRANT

18th President of the US 1869-1877

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The Election • 1. President: Ulysses S. Grant__ Number 18 VP - Shuyler Colfax

 • 2. Political Party Republican

 • 3. Term of Office _1869-1877

• 4. Who came before and after him, and what were their Political parties?

Andrew Johnson (Democrat) preceded him and Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) followed him.

• 5. Were there any unusual circumstances surrounding his ascent to the presidency? If so, describe the situation in specific detail. Grant followed the disgraced Andrew Johnson. His record as a war hero helped elevate him to the presidency.

• Electors – U.S. Grant 214, Horatio Seymour 80

The Office • 6. Are there any catch phrases or terms

specifically associated with this president? If so, list and explain them Blood and Guts Grant, Never Retreat Grant,

 • 7. When he left office, was it by: choice,

defeat, natural death, assassination, or resignation. Explain your answer. He served two terms.

Domestic Issues and Events• 1869 – Transcontinental Railroad

completed, Black Friday Gold Scandal (James Fisk and Jay Gould manipulated the price of Gold)

• 1870 – 15th Amendment• 1870-1871 – Force Bills to make

Southern States comply with Reconstruction legislation.

• 1872 – Credit Mobilier Scandal uncovered (Transcontinental RR Scandal of dummy business structures)

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Domestic Issues and Events - Continued

• 1873 – Panic of 1873• 1874 – Delinquent Tax Scandal ( Treas.

Sec. William Richardson and John D. Sanborn)

• 1875 – Whiskey Ring (Federal officials diverted tax dollars into their own pockets), Specie Act – Gold to replace currency

• 1876 – Belknap Bribery (Sec. of War William Belknap was taking bribe money from traders at Indian posts)

• Admitted to the Union – Colorado 1876

Foreign Policy and Events • 1871 – Treaty of Washington –

The Confederacy damaged several Union ships in British ports during the Civil War. Britain awarded the US $15.5 million