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