Presidents from 1877-93: Garfield (1881-81)

Question 1

Who was Hayes heavily opposed by in 1880?

Answer 1

Stalwarts

Question 2

Who led the Stalwarts?

Answer 2

Roscoe Conkling

Question 3

What did Hayes attempt to do which resulted in large divisions in the Republican party?

Answer 3

Civil Service Reform of the Spoils System

Question 4

What two large opposing factions in the Republican party were there at the 1880 National Nominating Convention?

Answer 4

Half-Breeds and Stalwarts

Question 5

What did the Stalwarts want for the Spoils system?

Answer 5

They wanted to keep it

Question 6

What did the Half-Breeds want for the Spoils system?

Answer 6

They wanted to abolish it

Question 7

Who were initially the two potential Republican Candiates at the 1880 NNC?

Answer 7

Ulysses S Grant and James G Blaine

Question 8

Who emerged in the NNC as a ‘dark horse’ candidate?

Answer 8

James Garfield

Question 9

Was Garfield a Half-breed or a Stalwart?

Answer 9

Half-breed

Question 10

What did Garfield say he would do with his Vice President when he became President?

Answer 10

Make sure they were a Stalwart

Question 11

What is significant about what Garfield would do when choosing his Vice President?

Answer 11

It would help to repair some divisions in the Republican Party

Question 12

Who won the 1880 election?

Answer 12

Garfield

Question 13

What popular vote majority did Garfield win with?

Answer 13

10,000 votes

Question 14

What can be seen with the slim majority in the popular vote section?

Answer 14

The public were unsure on who to vote for once again

Question 15

What did Garfield do with the New York Custom House when he was President? Why?

Answer 15

He put more federal government involvement on the House to make sure they were not being corrupt

Question 16

Who did Garfield choose to be the Senator of the New York Custom House?

Answer 16

William Robertson

Question 17

What was significant about who Garfield chose as the next Senator for the New York Custom House?

Answer 17

It was Roscoe Conkling’s arch enemy

Question 18

What did Conkling do in response to learning Robertson would be the next Senate for the House?

Answer 18

He and the other Senator resigned

Question 19

Which section of the Civil Service experienced a lot of corruption?

Answer 19

The Post Office

Question 20

How did the Post Office execute their corruption?

Answer 20

They created fake mail contracts called “Star Routes” and stole money this way

Question 21

How had Hayes attempted to reduce Post Office corruption?

Answer 21

He made it so that no new Star Routes could be created

Question 22

How did Garfield attempt to reduce Post Office corruption? What was their name?

Answer 22

He forced one of the leaders of the Post Office Ring, Thomas J Brady, to resign

Question 23

How did Garfields Presidency end?

Answer 23

He was assassinated

Question 24

When was he assassinated? (Say it to the day or else)

Answer 24

July 2nd, 1881

Question 25

Where was Garfield shot?

Answer 25

He was about to board a train in Washington to go on a summer retreat

Question 26

Who shot Garfield? How many times did he shoot?

Answer 26

Charles Guiteau, shot Garfield twice

Question 27

Where did one of the bullets end up?

Answer 27

In Garfields stomach

Question 28

What was the issue with the bullet in his stomach?

Answer 28

It should not have been fatal but doctors were unable to find it so he died

Question 29

Who came as President after Garfield?

Answer 29

Arthur

Question 30

Who was Arthur during Garfields Presidency?

Answer 30

He was Garfields Vice President.

Question 31

What political party was Garfield under?

Answer 31

Republican