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The Presidents (part 2 - the boring ones)
The Presidents (part 2 - the boring ones)
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1
Who said: "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!"
Teddy Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
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How did James Garfield's die?
His doctors were incompetent
An assassin killed him instantly
Poison
the llluminati!
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He ended Reconstruction. (probably as a deal so he could win the election.)
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
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Who was the first president to be impeached?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
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His second term was tarnished by the Whiskey Ring Scandal.
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
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Why was Chester Arthur an unlikely person to sign the Pendleton Act?
He became president because of the spoils system
He never liked the Stalwarts
He was good friends with NY senator Conkling
He vetoed the Pendleton Act
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What was bi-metalism?
using both gold and silver to back US currency
a plan to give gold and silver to farmers
the use of two metals to make railroad rails
an industrial technique to make steel production simpler
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What was William McKinley's greatest legacy?
The McKinley Tariff
The McKinley Dam
His work to raise the minimum wage
The Spanish-American War
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How did President Garfield upset the Patronage system in Washington?
He signed the Pendleton Act
He ignored requests from the Senator from NY
He assigned government jobs at random
He appointed someone to the NY Custom's House
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Why did Benjamin Harrison lose the presidency to Grover Cleveland?
Harrison passed the highest tariff in US history
He was opposed to big business
Harrison was having an affair with a 20 year old
Harrison passed a law giving pensions to veterans
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Why did Grover Cleveland lose the presidency to Benjamin Harrison?
He vetoed pensions for Civil War Vets
His racist attitude toward the Chinese
He supported radical labor unions
His scandalous affair with a 20 year old
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His election cemented the Republican party as the party of business.
Grover Cleveland
Rutherford B Hayes
William McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
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What became the controversial issue debated in Washington after reconstruction?
Segregation
Child Labor
Workplace Safety
Civil Service Reform
