09/09 Bellringer 5+ sentences What should people expect their elected officials to do for them (personally) and for the community? Would you vote for someone who you knew was not qualified if they helped you get a job?
Jan 18, 2016
09/09 Bellringer 5+ sentences
What should people expect their elected officials to do for them (personally) and for the community? Would you vote for someone who you knew was not qualified if they helped you get a job?
Video: Political Machines and Reform
In the Gilded Age, presidents were seen as less powerful than
monopolists like Carnegie, JP Morgan,
and Rockefeller
Grant was the most important president of the era, but his administration was plagued by scandals
The worst scandal was Crédit Mobilier which
involved bribes by railroad companies to
gain lands grants Whiskey Ring involved
companies bribing government officials to avoid paying taxes
Forgotten Presidents Chart Summary
President Years in Office
Foreign or Military
Economic Political Social Other
GRANT
HAYES
GARFIELD
ARTHUR
CLEVELAND
HARRISON
CLEVELAND
MCKINLEY
Forgotten Presidents Chart Summary
President Years in Office
Foreign or Military
Economic Political Social Other
GRANT
HAYES
GARFIELD
ARTHUR
CLEVELAND
HARRISON
CLEVELAND
MCKINLEY
1. Use the textbook to identify the dates of your assigned President’s years in office.
2. Scan through your notes to find important events during your assigned president’s years in office.
3. Scan through the textbook in chapters 13-15 paying special attention to the words in bold print to find events during your assigned president’s years in office.
4. Use the Internet to find a list of important events during your assigned president’s administration.
GRANT-1869-77
HAYES
•1877-81
GARFIELD
•1881
ARTHUR
•1881-1885
CLEVELAND
•1885-89
HARRISON
•1889-93
CLEVELAND
•1893-97
MCKINLEY
•1897-1901