This president was often called a "lenient" reconstructionist for his abandonment of freedmen in the South
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Taft lost to Teddy Roosevelt during this
What is the presidential election of 1912?
This president used to defend runaway slaves
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
This president helped to upgrade Social Security for the elderly
Who is Eisenhower?
This president helped to create NATO
Who is Harry Truman?
Literacy tests were one such roadblock put in place to suppress African American voters by this kind of Southern leadership
What are "redeemer governments"?
This president was first a U.S. Union commander during the Civil War
This president put in to place the Espionage and Sedition Acts during WW1
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Through the Compromise of 1877, he became president
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
These were an almost direct consequence of pardoning of ex-confederates and allowing them to maintain control of the South
What are the "black codes'?
This president was once the president of a prestigious university
Who is Eisenhower?
This president supported and helped in the ratification of the 15th Amendment
Who us Ulysses S. Grant?
This president held two very important U.S. chairs in his lifetime... He is the only person to have done this
This Eisenhower campaign slogan was slightly tarnished after his VP, Richard Nixon's Watergate Scandal
What is "I Like Ike"?
This president was VP to another who was killed during his presidential campaign
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This president put in to place one of the most damaging tariffs in U.S. history, consequently exacerbating the economic depression of the country
Who is Herbert Hoover?
This president created an international organization for peace only to forget to get the U.S. to be able to join as well
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
These Great Depression villages were named after the president who was infamous for having handles the economic depression badly
What are "Hoovervilles"?
This president was groomed to be the ideal place holder for another
Who is William Taft?
This president was acquitted by one vote
Who is Andrew Johnson?