Voting Crisis 5 ~ Election of 1876 and the Compromise of 1877 During the crisis regarding the Election of 1876 and the consequent Compromise of 1877, we voted in favor of those who wished to move on, and allow the nation to progress. Those who added to the controversy and disputed the results simply hinder the United States for moving forward as a nation. Thus, we voted in favor of those who supported the newly elected President, Rutherford B. Hayes, along with the Compromise that granted him his seat. Thus, we voted for those who supported the freely elected president along with the notion of moving forward in order to allow our nation to progress. Andrew Johnson: We were unable to vote for Andrew Johnson concerning the last crisis because …show more content…
He felt that the compromise could endanger the rights of the newly freed slaves in the south, as it ended Reconstruction, but we felt that we had to take that risk in order for our nation to progress. Thus, we abstained during the vote for Frederick Douglass. Nathan Bedford Forrest: We had previously dropped Nathan Bedford Forrest, thus, we were unable to vote for him. However, he did support the Compromise as it got rid of Federal Troops in the South. Ulysses S. Grant: During the last crisis, we voted in favor of Ulysses S. Grant, who held views very similar to our own. For instance, Grant agreed that the election was controversial but unity and compromise were necessary in order for the United States to succeed in moving on. He stated that relations must be preserved between the members of the country. Therefore, we voted in favor of Ulysses S. Grant. Lyman Trumbull: During the vote for Lyman Trumbull, we abstained from supporting or opposing. Though Trumbull supported Rutherford B. Hayes, he did not support the Compromise of 1877, claiming it to be “shady politics”. Thus, we did not give our support to Lyman Trumbull as he did not agree with the Compromise of 1877, something we felt was necessary for
51. Events surrounding the XYZ Affair: In the wake of the French Revolution, relations between the new French Republic and the United States become ever more strained. Three French agents, publicly referred to as X, Y, and Z demanded major concessions from the United States as a condition for continuing bilateral diplomatic relations. 52.
Stanley Mathews was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the Ohio 23rd infantry and promoted to colonel of the 51st Ohio infantry. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on July 21st, 1824. He went to college at Keyon College that is located on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio. After he got his degree he studied law in Cincinnati. When Stanley got his law degree he moved down to Columbia, Tennessee, where Matthews took the bar.
The beginning of the United States was given a self-government that took it to a new heists of political and economic systems that would soon be established. The Election of 1800 had revolutionized the American system known as” The Revolution of 1800” which became a turning point resulting in a non-violent, peaceful transition of power in politics and foreign policies. The Election of 1800 consisted of two dominated political power, known as the Federalist and Anti-Federalist who both sought for unity among the people. However, the Federalist soon began losing their stance in the government because they supported a strong national government that distrusted the people in a ruling government.
He was forced to choose between two sides of himself; one side which hated slavery and secession, the other side which loved his state. It was a difficult
The election of 1824, also called a corrupt bargain, was a hotly contested A picture showing who won each state and the amount of electoral votes allotted to each state one and the first one where the person who received the most popular votes and the most electoral votes lost the presidency. Many supporters of Andrew Jackson became outraged after he received the most popular vote, most electoral votes, but not enough votes from the house. Due to the fact that he had the most popular votes and electoral votes, Andrew Jackson surely should have gotten the most votes in the House, but that clearly wasn 't the case. For example, in the state of Kentucky, Andrew Jackson received the second most votes, behind Henry Clay, while Jackson
The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most well known speeches in US history, due to its influence on the views of African American slaves. However Lincoln, the president at the time, originally did not have a side to the argument of the equal treatment of the African American race. This view would soon start to slowly change with the start of the Civil War. With the coming of the civil war, the Union needed soldiers due to the fact that they were losing many battles, and the African American males were one of the only choices. The other reason would be that allowing slaves to be free in the North would cause a revolt from those that were enslaved in the south.
Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828, and won. President Jackson organized new bills that made the country happy. He also honored all of the nation's rights. Andrew Jackson depended on slavery and treated the Native Americans very badly. Jackson believed that the they were vanishing very fast from diseases.
He had only voted once, and it was for a democrat, his opposing party, and he did it in an attempt to keep the union together. Ulysses S. Grant said, “I never wanted to get out of a place as much as I did to get out of the presidency.”
The candidates in the presidential campaign of the year 1868 included two men, Ulysses S. Grant and Horatio Seymour. During these times, there was only two political parties: the Democratic and Republican party. Ulysses S. Grant represented the republican party and Horatio Seymour represented the democrat party. The issues that occurred during the presidential campaign were….
Why was the 1856 presidential election so important? In the 1856 election, the Democrat Party, the Republican Party and the American Party were competing against each other. The Republican and American parties are anti-democratic parties. Republican leaders chose John Fremont as their presidential candidate, James Buchanan was chosen to represent the Democrats whilst the American Party chose ex-President Fillmore as their candidate.
The 1920s were a time of complete change in the United States. Just coming out of World War I the people wanted change. Warren G. Harding saw that the people wanted change so that is what he talked about in his “Return to Normalcy” speech in 1920. Many people were very pleased with what Harding had to say in this speech. Calvin Coolidge who was Vice President under Harding also gave a speech in 1925 that had similar ideas as Harding’s speech.
The cause of most political dispute around 1820-1860 was mostly about slavery. There has been division between the North and the South, though compromise had usually serve in calming the disagreement. However, nearing 1860, political compromise appeared useless. Comprises simply postponed addressing the issue, and led to even more greater issues than needed,compromise wasn’t working politically, socially,and economically for our nation.
Decisions made in the 1850s ultimately decided the United States fate. From the election of 1856 to the Dred Scott case, the nation would become divided into two. The South was pro-slavery and supported the idea of slavery expanded into western territories, while the North opposed of the idea and was mainly against expanding slavery. Until the 1850s the nation barely balanced the slavery issue.
In the early 19th century, the United States of America was still just a young nation trying to find its way. Two parties emerged as competitors for the people’s votes and the opportunity to enact their view of how the young government should be handled. On opposing sides were Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The Federalist philosophy of Hamilton was less trusting of the common man and more valid for the time period given the state of the United States in the early 19th century than the Anti-Federalist views, divisive actions, and philosophy of a strict constitutional interpretation of Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton authored a great many of The Federalist Papers of the late 18th century.
In the election of 1896 Republican William Mckinley was pit against Democrat William Jennings Bryan. This election proved to reshape the way American politics was organized and is considered to be a major turning point. Three political parties battled to win this campaign. Silver was the central issue in the 1896 election because although President Grover Cleveland saved the gold standard, it did not end the debate on the money supply. When chosen by the republicans, Mckinley adopted a conservative view that upheld the gold standard.