... of Johnson clearly signaled the dominant power Congress had over on the executive branch in the government during the process of Reconstruction. After Johnson's impeachment, the Republican chose Union general Ulysses S. Grant as his successor. Acting in the Republicans' Construction plan, Grant not only won the 1868 election, but he also won the Republican Party a strong African American voters base in ... ...

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... the shock of General George Armstrong Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn. The only Civil War in the country's history was just 10 years ago and it's greatest living hero, General Ulysses S. Grant, was about to leave the White House. His presidency had been a bitter disappointment to himself and the American public. The Democratic candidate was Samuel Tilden. He would pursue a policy ... ...

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