Kyera Dancy
Mr.Stanley
American History
9 January 2017
Rutherford B. Hayes Who is Rutherford B. Hayes? What did he do while in office? How well did he work with congress? How well did he work with foreign countries? How well did he help the American people? Did he keep the economy ordered and organized? Hayes was the 19th President of the United States, he only served one term as president from 1877 to 1881. He was involved in the ending of the reconstruction, the Dawes Act, The Great Railroad Strike, Colombia and the Monroe Doctrine, etc. Hayes tried to do things he thought was good for this country but little did he know it made things worst than what they already were. The ending of the reconstruction happened because of
…show more content…
Baltimore and Ohio railroad workers went on strike because the companies had reduced workers wages twice over the previous year. The strikers refused to let the trains to run until the most recent pay cut was returned to the employees, so West Virginia militia was sent they refused to intervene. The strike took over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, St. Louis and Missouri had gained control. Hayes sent federal troops which ended the strike. The role that Hayes played in this event was Leader of the economy, Commander in Chief and Chief Executive because he had to take control of the strike so he can bring peace to his country and to show people had everything in control. In 1876, Roscoe Conkling aspired to the Republican Nomination but Conkling did not assist the party, so Hayes wanted revenge by investigating the New York Custom House, seat of Conkling’s power. This enraged the Republican Conkling and his supporters (the stalwarts). The role that Hayes played in this event was Chief Administrator because he wanted to check and see if anyone was doing scandalous things while in the customs houses and he wanted to see if anyone was up to something that was right. The Bland - Allison Act of 1878 is an act of United States Congress it required the U.S Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver
America in the late 19th and early 20th century was going through tremendous growth, with mass immigration and the consequent rapid growth of cities and urbanisation, industrialisation and mass production. Teddy Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson, the 3 main presidents of the early 20th century are often known for their many achievements both abroad and at home, and economic problems are one of the many problems that they dealt with during their terms as president. This essay will touch on the economic problems in that era and how the presidents dealt with those problems.
Ulysses was a strong republican president that was just newly elected. When he appointed his cabinet, he did not turn to his fellow republican leaders for their advice. He would actually choose someone who he thought he could trust
What, when, where, who, and how did reconstruction end. Who caused its downfall? Reconstruction is a period of time after the civil war were the states who left the union formally rejoined the united states again. The slaves were set free and given right within the government such as the right to vote and to be formally known as a citizen. It all fell apart due to the north and the south. The north did not want to deal with the resistance of the south any longer and give up. Who was more responsible for the downfall? Even though it was push and pull from both sides I believe the north is responsible for the
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president of The United States of America. He also served in other important political positions, including the Governor of Ohio. Perhaps the most important thing Hayes did was get America on the right track towards the civil rights movement. During the president 's political career, he was known for being honest and trustworthy, which helped him become one of our nation’s presidents.
Hayes really played a role in was The Great Railroad Strike of 1877. In the summer of 1877, pay for workers, and hours to work were significantly cut because of the struggling economy (americanhorizons). Workers didn’t respond nicely, as they stopped working and started a 45 day protest that didn’t allow anyone to operate the trains. This is where Rutherford B. Hayes stepped in, by sending federal troops to Pennsylvania to use force and put an end to the strike. It was violent as more than 100 people were killed and a thousand more were arrested (rankfile.org).
Reconstruction was a time of great change for the now-unified United States. It started in 1865, coinciding with the Union win of the Civil War. Reconstruction is defined as ‘the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War.” This means that the Northern states were given the task of trying to decide what to do with the states that left the Union before the war. Deciding what to do with these states sparked lots of debate. So much debate that it split the northern population into different groups. Radical Republicans fought for the rights of freedmen and believed that South should pay for the damage they caused. The Radicals were not interested in taking the South back with open arms. One of the Radicals’ proposed laws was to take large chunks of ex-confederate land and sharing it with freed slaves and non-wealthy whites. With that being said, the majority of the Northern population were Moderate in their stance on Reconstructing. Moderates were not for the distributing of land to African-Americans in the South because they believed that blacks would get complacent and not want to contribute to the economy in their various states. They thought that blacks would eventually become socially equal to whites given time. Moderates assumed that going strongly against what the Southern Majority wants would hinder the Reconstruction of the U.S. The Confederate ideals were
The Civil War is one of the United State’s most bloodshed wars. With the North and South against each other, many American’s lives were lost in battle as well as simply being affected by illness. After the North’s triumph, the South was in great destruction. The war was fought on Southern turf, so with the Civil War being 4 years long, one can imagine what the outcome of the war would look like. The South relied on agriculture as their way of making it economically, so this left the South in debt, with many poor freed African Americans, along with a high percentage of poor whites. All this destruction and remaining division between the Union led the Reconstruction to begin.
Contrary to popular belief at the time, Chester A. Arthur’s time in office was widely renowned as a success. By signing the Pendleton Act, Arthur was able to vanquish the patronage system, and create a new system that appointed officials based on merit and qualification. Although signing this bill would cost him the opportunity to be named as the Republican Nominee for his re-election, the Pendleton Act would keep corruption low and allow more competent officials to be appointed into office.
Reconstruction is “the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War”. The year 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and also the ending of Reconstruction. Although this year was to celebrate a document symbolizing freedom, it also marked the end of civil rights for blacks. Both the North and the South played a role in ending Reconstruction, it was Southern intimidation and violence that killed reconstruction.
By the late 1870s Reconstruction was coming to an end. In the name of healing the wounds between North and South, most white politicians abandoned the cause of protecting African Americans.
Geoffrey Chaucer once said, “all good things must come to an end”. This quote perfectly describes the period of Reconstruction in the United States. During 1876, America gained a lot of opportunities and technology, such as the recently developed railroads. They still had to recover from the Civil War, so they started Reconstruction Policies to reconnect the southern and northern states into one union. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed to help African Americans gain their rights, but then the new election came up. It was very controversial and to avoid a crisis, the government made Rutherford B.Hayes president if he removed federal soldiers from the South. This officially ended Reconstruction. Many people still wonder… Did the North or the South kill Reconstruction? The South is to blame for the termination of Reconstruction for three
In hindsight it is sometimes claimed that Reconstruction was a failure. Although there was some good that came out of the Reconstruction it was mostly just a relentless uphill battle against Southerners and immoral politicians that were here to delay change and keep racism alive. Reconstruction brought the Ku Klux Klan who displayed great resistance, and poverty that swept the South once the blacks were freed. The freedom of these black slaves led to discriminatory legislatures such as the Black Codes and the Jim Crow laws to keep the blacks constrained from actually being free. The South was then encountered with corruption and high property taxes, as a rebuild was in order to reestablish the war torn part of the nation.
This was the country’s first railroad strike in nation’s history as well as the first general strike. Strikes and violence spawned briefly, paralyzed the country’s commerce, and led the governors in ten states to mobilize militias to reopen rail traffic. Northern railroads were stills struggling from the Financial Panic of 1873, which led to cutting salaries and cutting wages. Another thing is cutbacks promoted
A revolution is a dramatic and sudden change in an organization in the social order that is replaced by a new, more favorable system. When Historian Eric Foner called the Reconstruction period “America’s Second Revolution”, his characterization was correct. Reconstruction can be viewed as a revolution because the previous social order, slavery, was replaced suddenly by a more favorable one, freedom for African-Americans. There was a long period of politicization for incorporating free African-Americans into white society. Reconstruction also revolutionized the preconceived notion that the states had autonomous power.
In Appomattox Court House, 1865, the Civil War concluded, ushering in the Reconstruction Era. Approximately one week after, John Wilkes Booth, a radical southerner, assassinated President Lincoln. The Reconstruction Era, which ended when Rutherford B Hayes ceased its enforcement to keep the peace, was a time for the country to consolidate and forgive the wrongs of the past. This Reconstruction period included many lasting effects on the governing of America. However, it shattered the welfare of southerners, Freedmen, and the general public. Additionally, discrimination ran rampant in the newly reunited country. Reconstruction was successful in the government, but not fiscally nor with public unity.