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1868

Lesson plan.
Ulysses S. Grant vs Horatio Seymour — Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant won the presidency for the Republicans over Democrat Horatio Seymour of New York. Grant ran on the slogan 'Let us have peace,' promising reconciliation while supporting Reconstruction. His popular vote margin was provided largely by newly enfranchised Black voters in the South. The election took place just three years after the Civil War's end, with former Confederate states still under military Reconstruction. Grant's victory secured the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction program.
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Contents of each grade band’s packet
BandReadingVocabularyQuestionsDiscussionAlso
K-2284 words4 terms31 promptimage, answer key
3-5691 words5 terms41 promptanswer key
6-8791 words6 terms62 promptsprimary source, answer key
9-12935 words7 terms72 promptsprimary source, answer key
AP916 words9 terms81 promptprimary source, second source, long essay, answer key
Primary sources quoted
  • First Inaugural Address
    Ulysses S. Grant, March 4, 1869 · 6-8, 9-12, AP
    Grant, "First Inaugural Address" (Washington, DC, March 4, 1869). Public domain.
  • Ku Klux Klan Act (Third Enforcement Act)
    U.S. Congress, April 20, 1871 · AP
    U.S. Congress, "Ku Klux Klan Act" (Washington, DC, April 20, 1871). Public domain.
Quick quiz

Five questions on 1868

Every answer here is read off the 1868 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.

  1. Who won the 1868 presidential election?

    • AGeorge B. McClellan
    • BUlysses S. Grant
    • CHoratio Seymour
    • DAbraham Lincoln

  2. Which party did the winner of the 1868 election represent?

    • ASouthern Democratic
    • BDemocratic
    • CRepublican
    • DLiberal Republican

  3. How many electoral votes did Ulysses S. Grant win in 1868?

    • A214
    • B148
    • C80
    • D212

  4. Which of these states did Ulysses S. Grant carry in 1868?

    • ANew Jersey
    • BOregon
    • COhio
    • DMaryland

  5. Which era of American politics does the 1868 election belong to?

    • AAntebellum Crisis
    • BGilded Age
    • CReconstruction
    • DSecond Party System

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