James A. Garfield

When that did not work, James Garfield was nominated as president and Arthur was nominate as Vice President. Garfield and Arthur went on to win against Hancock and English, and took office in 1881. However, less than four months later, Garfield was shot in a train station by a man who was unhappy that he had been elected president. Garfield survived the shooting but died of infection two months later. And although the American public

Julien Maarek Mr. Konopka APUSH II 8/27/17 Chapter 23- Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age 1869-1896 The Bloody Shirt Elects Grant General Grant is nominated for the presidency by the Republican Party in 1868 The Republicans supported the reconstruction of the South Grant just wanted “peace” The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour Grant wins The Era of Good Stealings Jim Fisk and Jay Gould created a plot to raise the price of gold in the market in 1869. They did so by buying and hoarding tons

Introduction The best way to explain the love and hate feelings towards one of the most recognizable typefaces of all time is best done by a joke. “So, Comic Sands walks into a bar…and the bartender says, ‘we don’t serve your type’” (Garfield, 21). Comic Sans was created by Vincent Connare, and was released by Microsoft in 1995. Ever since its existence people have questioned its purpose and aesthetic. The typeface is notoriously known for being too informal and lacks care in designing it. An example

The story broke on the eve of the presidential election of 1872. The house censored two members who involved themselves in the Credit Mobilier Scandal, Oakes Ames of Massachusetts and James Brook of New York. The Credit Mobilier also destroyed the careers of politicians Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson, and James A Garfield, but later in

completing college. He then attended national law school and became a lawyer. He practiced law in New York City and one many big civil cases. Chester then became involved in politics. Chester Arthur and James Garfield ran to gather as running mates in the 1880 election. James Garfield was then shot a few months later after taking office. He did not die right away but after going to the hospital he passed away. Chester Arthur was vice presidents to

Chapter 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age 1869-1896 1. Roscoe Conkling-He was a New Yorker who was in the Senate and House of Representatives. He was the leader of Stalwarts who supported the spoils system. 2. James G. Blaine-He was Speaker of the House, a Senator, a member of the House of Representative, Secretary of State twice and he ran for president in the election of 1884 but lost to Grover Cleveland. He was the leader of the half-breeds, which were opposing Stalwarts’ ideas. 3.

the Nobel Prize for Peace for her efforts, which raised awareness of the plight of the poor and opened up new opportunities for the advancement of American women. Chester A. Arthur Vice president under James A. Garfield who became the twenty first U.S. president in September 1881 after Garfield was assassinated. As president, Arthur refused to award Stalwarts federal posts and helped legislate civil service reform by signing the Pendleton Act in 1883. William Jennings Bryan Nebraska congressman

Garfield created a driving force for the first significant civil service reform (Naff et al., 2014). Charles Guiteau, a officer seeker, felt shorted when Garfield refused to award him a position in his office after winning his 1880 Presidential campaign. Guiteau felt his efforts during Garfield’s campaign were largely responsible

The New Immigrants Q. Why did the Europeans leave for the US? E. 20 million Euros between 1870 and 1920 arrived in the US Religious persecution Lack of land Lack of jobs Independence Q. Why did the Chinese and Japanese immigrate to the US? E. between 1851 and 1883, about 300 thousand Chinese arrived. Many helped build the nation’s railroads. immigration was limited by a congressional act in 1882. 1884: Hawaiian planters could recruit Japanese workers. Emigration boom. Opportunity Q. What immigrants

These presidents- Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison- mostly had unremarkable terms in office. Starting with Hayes, who technically lost the election, and had very little political power. His election is known as the most corrupt election in U.S. history. He fired employees who were not needed and tried to reform the government’s nonelected workers but had no congressional backing. After Hayes, Garfield, a Half-Breed, became the 20th president