Corruption in the Government Flashcards
Q&A
Who became president in 1868 and what was the problem?
General Ulysses S. Grant. The people would try to convince him that what they were doign was for the nation’s good. They pressured honest government officials, who either quiet or were removed by Grant. In 1872, the Republicans tried to dump Grant, but he won the nomiation and easily defeated the Demorcatic nominee, Horace Greeley. In 1876, the Democrats noimated Governer Samuel Tilden for president.
Who became president for a third term? And what did his supporters do?
Governer Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio. Rupblicans reminded the public that rebels (fromer Confederates) were Democrats, and a Democrat had shot Lincoln. Democrats falsely accused Hayes of taking the pay due dead soilders in his regiment during the Civil War
Who won the election? But what was the problem?
Tilden had won. there were serious questions whether othe vote reported in some southern states was an accurate count. The truth: both parties in these southern states were guilty of cheating. Republicans controlled the U.S Senate, and the Democrats controlled the U.S House, so Congress was divided equally.
What was the solution?
Congress set politics aside and worried about who would be president. Hayes was accepted on March 2, 1877, and inaugurated on March 5. he ended reconstruction and withdrew feral troops from the south. Southern states ended “carpetbag” government, and the Democrats returned to power in the South
