RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
PRESIDENT ULYSSES S GRANT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He was a sloppy student that was often tardy to class. He was not fit to be a soldier.
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He suffered from migraines.
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He lied about his name.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As they had early in the Civil War, Grant’s new critics charged that he was a reckless drunk, and in light of his presidency, that he was also corrupt. In the 1930s, biographer William B. Hesseltine noted that Grant’s reputation deteriorated because his enemies were better writers than his friends.
Detailed explanation-2: -He went to school, did chores, ice skated, fished, and rode horses, like other children on the American frontier. Grant’s father, Jesse Root Grant, owned a tannery, but his son hated the horrible stench and the filth of the family business.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every President presents historians with some contradictions, but Grant might do so more than most. He was quiet and soft-spoken but able to inspire great bravery from his soldiers on the battlefield. He was an honorable man who was unable or unwilling to see dishonor in others.
Detailed explanation-4: -Grant’s presidency was marred by political scandal, clashes with Native Americans and continued violence throughout the Reconstruction South.