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The leaders of the country
who were elected president during the Reconstruction Era, and helped to make United States History, were Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant and
the end of the Reconstruction era during the presidency
of Rutherford B. Hayes followed by the assassination of
James Garfield.
The Reconstruction Era
led on to the
Gilded
Age.
President Andrew Johnson
and the Reconstruction Era:
Andrew Johnson
Presidency (1865-1869)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Andrew Johnson includes the
Reconstruction, 13th Amendment ratified, The Fourteenth
Amendment 1866, Ku Klux Klan, The Reconstruction Acts, 1867, The
Purchase of Alaska and the Impeachment of Johnson - United States
History for Kids.
President Ulysses S.
Grant and the Reconstruction Era:
Ulysses S. Grant
Presidency (1869-1873) & (1873-1877)
Important events in United States History during the presidency of Ulysses S Grant includes the Fifteenth
Amendment, The Black Friday Scandal, Credit Mobilier Scandal,
Whiskey Ring Scandal, Battle of Little Bighorn and the Belknap
Bribery Scandal. This period is sometimes referred to as the
Gilded Age.
President Rutherford
Hayes and
the Reconstruction Era:
Rutherford Hayes
Presidency (1877-1881)
Important events in United States History during the presidency
of Rutherford B Hayes includes the Compromise of 1881 - End of
Reconstruction, Great Railroad Strike of 1881 and Civil Service
Reforms.
President James Garfield
and the Gilded Age: United States History from 1866 - 1881
Important events in United States History during the presidency
of James Garfield includes the assassination of the president by
Charles Julius Guiteau.
The Gilded
Age: United States History
The period after Reconstruction
is often referred to as the 'Gilded
Age'. The 'Gilded Age' was a
sarcastic term coined by Mark Twain to describe the time when many
acquired wealth and opulent lifestyles through bribery and
corruption. These people lived a golden existence but it was merely
a facade of gold paint (gild) that covered over a multitude of
crime, fraud and corruption.
United States History
The following link
provides access to all the most important events of each of the
presidencies in the history of the United States of America. |
