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president 19-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rutherford b hayes | republican, 1867-1880, defeated samuel tiden in disputed election by congressional committee, ended reconstruction in the south, starting the redemption phase hurting african americans in the south |
| james garfield | republican, 1881, half breed president who swore to reform patronage, shot by charles guiteau |
| chet arthur | republican, 1881-1884, stalwart vp who passes the pendelton act which outlaws patronage and starts the merit system, passed the chinese exclusion act, and raises tariffs |
| cleveland | old democrat, 1884-1888 and 1892-1896, only non consecutive 2 term president, vetoed more laws than any president, believed in gold standard, lowered tariffs liked by robber barons, panic of 1893 ruins his second term, asks morgan for a loan to fund gov |
| harrison | republican, 1888-1892, wants higher tariffs, gold standard, was president during the billion dollar congress, passed anti-sherman act |
| billion dollar congress | first congress to hit 1 billion |
| mckinely | republication, 1896-1901, wins election over william jennings bryan, president during spam, annexed hawaii, assassinated by leon czolgosz |