In this annual message, Grant writes: Grant took some advantage of the Enforcement Acts and the Ku Klux Klan Act and used martial law and federal troops to suppress the Klan and restore law and order. In the end, racism was too deep, and interest in Reconstruction faded away.
Q. What two countries did President Grant want to annex but failed?
Fabens, a New England businessman representing the Dominican Republic, asked Secretary of State Fish that the Dominican Republic, then known as Santo Domingo, be annexed to the United States and able to apply for statehood. President Grant, initially, did not have any interest in annexation.
Q. What happened during Grant’s presidency?
Grant was the United States’ first four-star general. During his presidency, Grant signed legislation authorizing the National Weather Service, Yellowstone National Park, and the Department of Justice. President Grant tried unsuccessfully to annex the Dominican Republic, then known as Santo Domingo.
Q. Why did Grant became an unpopular president?
Why did Grant become an unpopular president? Grant’s presidency had problems with corruption and dishonesty. Then, an economic depression struck. Why was a commission formed after the election of 1876?
Q. Who was the 17th president of the United States?
With the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States (1865-1869), an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states’ rights views.
Q. Who was president before Grant?
| Ulysses S. Grant | |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Schuyler Colfax (1869–1873) Henry Wilson (1873–1875) None (1875–1877) |
| Preceded by | Andrew Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Commanding General of the U.S. Army | |
Q. Who went against Obama in 2008?
2008 United States presidential election
| Nominee | Barack Obama | John McCain |
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Home state | Illinois | Arizona |
| Running mate | Joe Biden | Sarah Palin |
| Electoral vote | 365 | 173 |
Q. Who ran against President Obama in his second term?
Obama sought re-election for a second term in 2012, running virtually unopposed in the Democratic primaries. His opponent in the general election was former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. Obama won 332 electoral votes, defeating Romney who gained 206.
Q. What was the best president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln is generally considered the greatest president for his leadership during the American Civil War and his eloquence in speeches such as the Gettysburg Address.
Q. What is Ellen DeGeneres’s net worth?
with an estimated US$370 million fortune, according to Forbes’ last count. One of America’s richest self-made women, DeGeneres got her big break when asked to voice Dory in the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo, and debuted The Ellen DeGeneres Show the same year.
