1. U.S. History Background 1876 - 1900
George Washington Vanderbilt- built between
Wealthy American family- railroads, other business ventures, steel?

3. Ulysses S. Grant 1868 – 1876 – Republican – 18th Civil War hero
Presidency marked with mass corruption
Allies made millions off railroad construction
Bribery and fraud widespread
Businesses control government
Makes people stop trusting politicians

5. Rutherford B. Hayes 1876 – 1880 – Republican – 19th
Former governor of Ohio
Called in Fed. Troops to put down the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 – 73 die
20 die and 29 wounded in Pittsburgh
= first time in US history that troops fire on citizens
Wanted to build Panama Canal – did not do it

7. James A. Garfield 1880 – 1881 – Republican – 20th
Last born in log cabin
Ohio Senator
Won by only 9,000 votes
Shot in the back at Washington train station
Bed-ridden in White House for 3 months
Dies in Sept – only served for 6 months

9. Chester A. Arthur 1881 – 1885 – Republican – 21st President
Former Customs official from New York
Garfield’s VP – took over after assassination
Reformed Civil Service
Immigration reform – mentally ill not allowed; Chinese not allowed for ten years
Hid fatal kidney disease from the public

11. Grover Cleveland 1885 – 1889 – Democrat – 22nd President
1st Dem. elected since the Civil War
Former governor of New York
Only President to be married in the White House
Against giving $ to war veterans
Interstate Commerce Act – attempted to regulate railroads
Tried to do away with spoils system

13. Benjamin Harrison 1889 – 1893 – Republican – 23rd President
Senator from Indiana – grandson of William Henry Harrison – (9th Pres)
Actually lost pop. vote to Cleveland
Sherman Anti-Trust Act – outlawed monopolies and protected trade
Spent over 1 Billion $ building up navy
Lost re-election to…

16. Grover Cleveland 1893 – 1897 – Democrat – 24th President
Only president to serve non-consecutive terms
Panic of 1893 – economic depression – 3 million lost jobs
Pullman Strike – 125,000 railroad workers – shut down railroad system – sent troops to stop it
Had secret mouth cancer surgery on Presidential yacht

18. William McKinley 1897 – 1901 – Republican – 25th President
Former Governor of Ohio – his election marked that start of the Progressive Era
Fought and won the Spanish-American War
Annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam
Shot while shaking hands after a speech in Buffalo, New York – doctors could not find bullet
Died of gangrene from wound