Presidential Study Guide II

He ended Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War.

• Ulysses Grant

• James Garfield

• Andrew Johnson

• Rutherford B. Hayes

He was a one term President that served from 1845 to 1849.

• Franklin Pierce

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

• Millard Fillmore

His assassination sparked new efforts to end the Spoils System.

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Garfield

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Ulysses S. Grant

He presided over the Mexican American War 1846-1848, which includes the Bear Flag Revolt in California.

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Millard Fillmore

• Franklin Pierce

He was a one term President that served from 1877 to 1881.

• Andrew Johnson

• James Garfield

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Rutherford B. Hayes

He opposed the Compromise of 1850.

• James Buchanan

• Franklin Pierce

• Millard Fillmore

• Zachary Taylor

He served in office from 1849 to 1850.

• Zachary Taylor

• Millard Fillmore

• James K. Polk

• Franklin Pierce

His administration was tarnished by scandal and corruption by his close associates the most notable was the Whiskey Ring which conspired to defraud the U.S. Government of tax revenue.

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Andrew Johnson

• Franklin Pierce

He served in office from 1850-1853.

• Zachary Taylor

• Millard Fillmore

• Franklin Pierce

• James Buchanan

He was the first President to be Impeached by Congress.

• James Buchanan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant