Compare And Contrast The Presidents Of The United States Between 1877 And 1900

After the conclusion of America’s Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln pitched the idea of “Reconstruction,” which would bring the southern states back into the Union. President Lincoln, according to many radical Republicans, was too gentle on the south. The government was divided on how to solve the issue of readmitting the southern states back into the Union. In addition to that, the government was not certain on what rights to enumerate to the newly emancipated slaves. These issues became more difficult to solve after President Lincoln was murdered. Lincoln’s successor, Vice President Andrew Johnson, was a Tennessee Democrat that lacked respect of the Republican Congress. The legislative and executive branches of the American government

There was a dispute over who won the election in 1876; the electoral votes were exceptionally close, and Samuel B. Tilden won the popular vote. Democrats threatened to filibuster if Tilden was not made president. The Compromise of 1877 allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become president in exchange for all federal troops being pulled out of the southern states Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina. In addition, the appointment of a Southern Democrat to Hayes’ cabinet, the construction of an additional transcontinental railroad to boost the economy in the south. Finally, the right to deal with African Americans without northern interference The Compromise of 1877 adequately ceased the Reconstruction Era.

This nullified the Missouri Compromise, which pleased the South since there was a possibility that slavery could expand. This intensified conflict between the North and the South and angered Democrats, Whigs, and Free-Soilers (Davidson pp 393). (http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/kansas-nebraska_act.htm) With the election of anti-slavery President Abraham Lincoln, the South became paranoid that the North planned to change their way of life, which led many of the Southern states to secede from the Union. (http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/statesrights.html) Lincoln wouldn’t tolerate secession and offered to “pardon” to the majority of Southerners with their return to the Union and conformity to the Emancipation Proclamation. Southern blacks were given educational and voting rights and opportunities for educational and economical advancement; the Southern elites then enforced the use of “paramilitary tactics”. Racism was also a factor in the North, which led Northerners to espouse some Southern viewpoint in regards to egalitarianism. This was the end of the Reconstruction Era and allowed the South to “turn the tables” on the North. Democrats were able to regain control of the Legislative and Judicial branches of government. (http://history.ncsu.edu/projects/cwnc/exhibits/show/second-redemption/redemption-1877)

The purpose of the compromise was that southern democrats would only accept Hayes as the president and give back the civil rights to the African Americans in the south after some of their demands were met, for instance the withdrawal of federal troops form confederate states, appointment of a southern democrat to Hayes cabinet, industrialization of south and the construction of another intercontinental railroad. Under the compromise the democrats agreed not to block Hayes election victory for

There are many varying opinions on our Nations leaders and their leadership skills and qualities. The following is being written about one of the presidents of the United States of America, who in the writer’s humble opinion deserves the title of “The Worst President Before 1877”; this person would be James Buchanan. Looking at our Nation’s history the following can be observed: James Buchanan was a very passive leader because his style was laissez-faire and he did not really lead per se. He was the last president before the civil war. His attitude toward leading our nation was so laid back and indecisive that this leads us to believe that he was not only a

“The battle was done, the buglers were silent. Boneweary and bloodied, the American people, North and South, now faced the staggering challenges of peace.” After the Civil War, no one knew what to do next. The terrible conditions of the South after the war made it so no one wanted to participate in such a situation. When President Abraham Lincoln held office, he knew that the Union must be reassembled while treating the blacks respectfully which began the period of Reconstruction. Throughout this period, four presidents held office each trying to reform the poor conditions of the United States. Reconstruction ended when President Rutherford Hayes forced the Union troops to retreat from the southern states as a

The Compromise of 1876 marked the end of Reconstruction. In this compromise, Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to accept Democratic control over the entire South, in return for the presidency, and Democrats in Congress agreed to his

Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President and one of the first to serve during the Gilded Age. According to whitehouse.gov, “As the 19th President of the United States (1877-1881), Rutherford B. Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction,

The compromise of 1877 was an agreement to end the disturbance that was caused by the presidential election that occurred in 1876. Presidential candidate Rutherford Hayes met with southern democrats to negotiate him winning the election. The democrats agreed to stay out of Hayes’ way as long as he removed all the federal troops from the south. As a result of this compromise, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina all became democratic again, marking the end of the Reconstruction Era. The southern democrats made a promise to protect the civil rights of African-Americans. However, these promises were not kept. Southern legislature made a series of laws that separated Whites and Blacks in any public affairs such as transportation, bathrooms, drinking fountains, and etc. This lead to a large American History event called the civil rights movement in 1960

It ended the reconstruction era because of the presidential election and created an attempt to compromise between parties. This lead to an unwritten withdrawal of troops from the south that was to protect African Americans. The reason for withdrawal was the Republicans effort to make amends with the Democrats. Pulling the troops from the south allowed loopholes for the south to keep African Americans from being equals. Example being, the Jim Crow laws that caused much distress to African Americans and created major segregation.

After The United States Government started following the new constitution, the country was faced with problems such as debt, a small army for a growing country, and more. These problems snowballed into bigger issues as presidents went in and out of office that decided their popularity and tested their leadership skills. The first four presidents of the United States that were in power from 1788-1816 should be ranked by George Washington being the best by creating a foundation for future leaders, to Thomas Jefferson who completed the Louisiana Purchase, then to James Madison since he created an unnecessary war, and the worst being John Adams as he passed acts that were unconstitutional. PARAGRAPH 1: GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1ST PRESIDENT, BLUE When George Washington was

The 1877 Great Compromise was important for freed slaves because it signaled the end of Jim Crow and ushered in the Jim Crow Era. The 1876 election was disputed between Samuel J. Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes and to resolve it, the republicans agreed to withdraw the army from Louisiana and South Carolina. This withdrawal of troops from the south remove the only form of enforcement of the new laws protecting freed slaves from discrimination and segregation.

Prior to Civil War, distinct Northern and Southern cultures had been established; The free North occupied the commercial industry, while the slavery-based South undertook an agricultural occupation. The South and the North began to fight over right and wrong. The major issue was regarding slavery, as the South wanted to preserve slavery while, the North wanted to get rid of it. These conflicts rose into sectional antagonism and eventually put the United States and President Lincoln in a loophole. During the Civil War however, Lincoln made some extremely controversial decisions, that resulted in a reduction of the sectional antagonism present, and the United States became truly “one nation.”

The Civil War was a time of fighting within the United States brought on by many events including the Missouri Compromise, abolition movement, presidential election of 1860, secession of Southern states, and other occurrences. Most Southern states seceded from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America. The big divide stemmed from the differing positions on slavery. The North had been gradually abolishing slavery and did not depend on such free labor in the way the South did. The agricultural dependant economy of the South relied on African American labor. Therefore, each side feared the stance the government would take on the issue of slavery and how that would affect the economy and politics of the nation. From 1861 to 1865, the

The period after the Civil War was a very difficult time in the United States' history. This time was known as the Reconstruction period and it was a very controversial time. There were many issues that had to be addressed such as what to do with the free blacks in the south and how states would be readmitted to the Union. This era saw the rise of the Radical Republicans. The government was going through changes, southerners were going through changes, and blacks were going through changes. Whites in the south were left without people to work their plantations. Slavery was indeed a very important topic during this time. Many of the reconstruction plans that were proposed required states to prohibit slavery in order to be readmitted to