Terms from the Gilded Age - Page 193 Spoils System Civil Service Pendleton Civil Service Act Gold Standard
Political Cartoons
“I am a Stalwart and Arthur is now President”
James A. Garfield Elected President in 1880. He was of reform in the civil service system.
Would you hire this man?
The Assassination
The Train Station
Motive – The Spoils System
Media Coverage
Treatment
Indiana’s Only President – Benjamin Harrison Tried to reduce tariffs but they remained high Supported the Federal Elections Bill to protect rights of African Americans – but it fail to clear the senate. Signed the Land Revision Act of 1891 that created Nation Forest Reserves
MLA Essay Write a 3 paragraph essay in MLA format answering the following writing prompt. Describe the events surrounding the assassination of President Garfield (Who shot him, when and where was he shot, what was the motive for the shooting) Explain how his assassination impacted the civil service reform movement.