2. ULYSSES S GRANT is a Republican, elected president in 1868 http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/67/Ulysses_s_grant.jpg

3. Despite attacks by the KKK, over 500,000 African Americans voting in the South

4. 15 th AMENDMENT – states citizens cannot be stopped from voting based on race Women were still not given the right to vote

5. President Grant did not chose his advisors well He chose friends and family members to fill positions they were not qualified for http://www.worldsdumbestman.com/worldsdumbestman/web/bits/blog/politicalCartoons/grantHoldingStuff.jpg

6. Some of his friends in cabinet positions took bribes and caused scandals

7. The Republican party started to split and was no longer strong and unified

8. PANIC OF 1873 – some banks made bad loans and had to close http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Panic_of_1873_bank_run.jpg/300px-Panic_of_1873_bank_run.jpg

9. Let to ECONOMIC DEPRESSION – a time of low business activity and high unemployment Lasted 5 years, many businesses fail and people lose jobs

10. The Republicans are blamed and the Democrats begin to win more elections

11. 1876 Election is very close Tilden is Democrat Hayes is the Republican http://www.kiva.net/~jetorres/Hayes_Tilden.jpg

12. Election is so close that both sides declare they are the winner Hayes is eventually named President as the result of a compromise http://www.simonsays.com/assets/isbn/0743255526/C_0743255526.jpg

13. http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/a/a7/450px-ElectoralCollege1876-Large.png

14. http://www.umw.edu/hisa/resources/Student%20Projects/Rachael%20Deane%20--%20Voting%20Machines/students.mwc.edu/_rdean8it/HIST200R/hayestilden50.jpg http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/content/images/Election_of_1876/donkey1.jpg

15. COMPROMISE OF 1877 Federal troops are removed from the South Loans for Southern railroads Federal funds for reconstruction projects in the South

16. COMPROMISE OF 1877 Hayes would appoint a Democrat to a cabinet position Democrats would respect the rights of African Americans COMPROMISE OF 1877 Hayes would appoint a Democrat to a cabinet position Democrats would respect the rights of African Americans

17. Reconstruction government collapses Democrats regain control and power in Congress

18. LEGACY OF RECONSTRUCTION Equality for African Americans still not achieved

19. LEGACY OF RECONSTRUCTION Some rights are gained for African Americans – 14 th and 15 th Amendments

20. LEGACY OF RECONSTRUCTION African American schools and churches grew

21. LEGACY OF RECONSTRUCTION African Americans still faced poverty and violence

22. http://jameswagner.com/mt_archives/Tweedpoll.jpg