Presidents
War!
Tariffs Tariffs!
Amendmentss
Compromises and Agreements
100

The Three Presidents the 20s

Harding

Coolidge

Hoover

100

This war was fought on the basis of states/slave rights. Eventually a economically crippled south lost this war.

Civil War

100

This 1930 Tariff raised duties on nonfree goods to as high as 60%

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

100
Universal Suffrage

19th Amendment

100

Ended the era of reconstruction and settled the hotly contested election of 1876


Compromise of 1877

200

Time to lead reconstruction 

Andrew Johnson 1865-1869

Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877


200

Woodrow Wilson initially wanted to avoid military involvement in this war, but eventually the doughboys went to Europe.

WW1

200

In order to protect domestic markets this raising of the tariff was done in 1922

Fordney-McCumber Tariff 

200

Allowed for income taxing

16th


200
Henry Clay pushed this which ended up amending fugitive slave laws and ending slave trade in Washington

Compromise of 1850


300

WAR! These Presidents dealt with the civil war

James Buchanan 1857-1861

Lincoln 1861-1865

300

This 1840s war would be ended by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Mexican-American War


300

When it was passed in 1890 this was the highest peacetime tariff

McKinley Tariff

300

Made former slaves citizens, barred former confederates from office and ended 3/5ths compromise

14th

300
After the defeat of Spain we promised Cuba independence in this agreement

Teller Agreement

400

Presidents 1900s-1910s

Roosevelt 1901-1909

Taft 1909-1913

Woodrow Wilson  1913-1921




400
This war included the sinking of the Maine, the invasion of the Philippines, and a pledge called the Teller Amendment  

Spanish-American War

400

Taft aided in the passing of this bill supported by progressive Republicans in 1909 which moderately reduced protective tariffs.

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

400
Black males can vote

15th 


400
This failed/halted plan had U.S the pay Spain $120m for Cuba

Ostend Manifesto


500
These men held office during the gilded age

Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881

James A. Garfield 1881 

Chester Arthur 1881-1885

Grover Cleveland 1885-1889

Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

Grover Cleveland 1893-1897

William McKinley 1897-1901 

500

These wars were a result of American westward movement. A famous battle from these wars is known as Custer's Last stand

Indian Wars
500
Created due to treasury surplus, this act lowered tax on dutiable goods to 20 percent

Tariff of 1857


500
The populists would be proud of this 1913 amendment

17th

500

this 1907 secret agreement had the Japanese restrict their immigration to the U.S

The Gentlemen's Agreement