Johnson
How many times was Johnson elected President?
0
What number president was Ulysses Grant?
18
What office did Hayes hold directly before the Presidency?
Governor of Ohio
What party did Andrew Johnson belong to?
Democrats
Who was president at the time of the ratification of the fifteenth amendment?
Grant
What post did Johnson hold from 1862-1864
Military Governor of Tennessee
What did Grant want to become before being the president?
A math professor.
What did Hayes say Civil service reform should be?
Thorough, radical, and complete
Florida, Oregon, Louisiana, and South Carolina.
Was Andrew Johnson in favor of radical reconstruction?
No
Were Johnson's reconstruction actions an assertion of presidential power or a step back from the presidential power exerted by Lincoln?
Assertion of power.
Grant appointed four men to the supreme court during his two terms, who was appointed chief justice?
Morrison Waite
What is believed to have been the main concession made by republicans in the compromise of 1877 that gave Hayes the presidency over Tilden?
Removal of federal troops from the south.
Who was the only southern senator not to side with the rebels during the secession crisis?
Andrew Johnson
How did Congress limit Johnson's power during reconstruction?
Military Reconstruction act
Why was Johnson Impeached?
Who did Grant incorporate into the union war effort?
Displaced African American slaves
What did Hayes do at the very beginning of his Presidency in defiance of congress?
He nominated his cabinet without consulting the senate first.
What did congress refuse to take action on that led to Grant giving up on it in 1874?
Civil Service Reform
Why did Grant believe in military reconstruction prior to his presidency?
He believed that the south was incapable of self rule.
Why were radical republicans in congress initially confident in Johnson's presidency?
They thought he agreed that Lincoln usurped the power of congress.
Throughout Grants presidency, he faced congressional investigations into what?
Federal corruption, including bribery charges against two of his cabinet members.
How did the senate use the revised tenure of office act against Hayes when he was attempting to remove three members of the New York customhouse?
It said that they had to confirm a successor before the person could be removed.
Double Points! Where was the compromise of 1877 made?
Wormley's hotel, Washington D.C.
What was Hayes' campaign position on Reconstruction?
He campaigned on a policy of reconciliation and the return of governing to state and local governments in the south.