General to President
What year was Grant first elected President of the United States?
1868
What Constitutional amendment did Grant support, despite the objections of many in the South
15th - prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
What was the name of the financial crisis during Grant's second term?
Panic of 1873
What number president was Grant?
18
What vigilante group in the South did Grant use his administration to fight?
The Ku Klux Klan
What was the name of the railroad financial company involved in fraud and scandal during Grant's presidency?
Credit Mobilier
What was Grant's campaign slogan?
"Let Us Have Peace"
What did Grant declare in 1871 due to violence in South Carolina?
Martial Law
What was the name of the scandal wherein government officials took bribes so people could avoid paying taxes?
The Whiskey Ring
How many times did Grant use the veto?
93
What was the time period after the Civil War known as?
Reconstruction
What is the name of the bill Grant vetoed dealing with the financial crisis?
The 1874 Inflation Bill
How many of Grant's vetoes were overturned
Four
What was the name of one of the laws used to prosecute Klan members at the federal level during Reconstruction?
The Enforcement Acts or the KKK Act
What was the name of the law Grant signed that reduced greenbacks in circulation to help stabilize the economy and reduce wartime inflation?
Specie Payment Resumption Act of 1875