Early Life
Garfield was born in this U.S. state.
What is Ohio?
Garfield was a member of this political party during his time as a Congressman.
What is the Republican party?
Garfield fought for this side during the Civil War.
What is the Union?
This man, the 19th president, declined to run for president after his first term was over, leaving the Republican nomination wide open in the 1880 election.
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
Garfield is the only sitting member of this Congressional body to be elected president.
What is the House of Representatives?
Garfield was born in this year.
What is 1831?
While a member of the Ohio Congress Garfield was implicated in this political scandal, in which politicians illegally received money meant for railroad construction.
What is the Credit Mobilier Scandal?
Garfield had a strained relationship with this Union general after he was passed over for a promotion.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This man, a civil war hero, was the Democratic candidate for president in the election of 1880.
Who is Winfield Scott Hancock?
Garfield was the last president born in this kind of house.
What is a log cabin?
Garfield ran away from home as a teen in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a….
What is a sailor?
Garfield supported this man's presidential campaign in 1860, but largely considered his treatment of the southern states to be much too lenient.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Garfield left his position as a major general during the Civil War in this year, in order to take a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.
What is 1863?
These two groups, divided by their beliefs about political patronage, were the two major factions of the Republican party during the election of 1880.
Who are the Half-Breeds and the Stalwarts?
Garfield was shot this many times by his assassin.
What is two times?
Garfield graduated salutatorian from this Massachusetts university.
What is Williams College?
Garfield was a strong proponent of this monetary system during his time as a Congressman, a system which was eventually abolished by the U.S. government in 1971.
What is the gold standard?
Garfield gained fame, and a promotion, after his efforts in this Civil War battle.
What is the Battle of Chickamauga?
These were the two major Republican candidates during the beginning of the nomination process.
Who are Ulysses S. Grant and James G. Blaine?
Garfield died on this day.
What is September 19th?
Immediately after graduating from college Garfield became this to earn a living.
What is a teacher?
Garfield was first elected to the Ohio Congress, as a Senator, in this year.
What is 1859?
Garfield served as chief of staff to this prominent Union general during the Civil War.
Who is William S. Rosecrans?
Garfield supported this man, a personal friend and political ally, for the presidency before his own surprise nomination.
Who is John Sherman?
Garfield served this many terms in the House of Representatives.
What is nine?