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The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age. Presidents & Politics. Why is it called “The Gilded Age”?. A novel written by Mark Twain, ridiculing Washington, DC and many of the leading b usiness men of the time. “Gilded” refers to the mass o f wealth created in the late 19 th century.

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The Gilded Age

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  1. The Gilded Age Presidents & Politics

  2. Why is it called “The Gilded Age”? • A novel written by Mark Twain, ridiculing Washington, DC and many of the leading business men of the time. “Gilded” refers to the mass of wealth created in the late 19th century.

  3. This was a less than Golden time for our presidents, however. A time of rather second-rate leaders. So we will just briefly summarize their legacy. Or lack thereof.

  4. 18th President: Ulysses Grant1869-1876 http://www.history.com/videos/president-ulysses-s-grant-the-celebrity#president-ulysses-s-grant-the-celebrity http://www.history.com/videos/president-ulysses-s-grant-the-celebrity#president-ulysses-s-grant-scandal-and-legacy

  5. 19th President: Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8czUoFEz7lw

  6. 20th President: James Garfield 1881 • http://www.history.com/videos/president-james-garfield#president-james-garfield

  7. 21st President: Chester Arthur 1881-1885 • http://www.history.com/videos/president-chester-a-arthur#president-chester-a-arthur

  8. 22nd President: Grover Cleveland 1885-1889 • http://www.history.com/videos/president-grover-cleveland-first-term#president-grover-cleveland-first-term

  9. 23rd President: Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893 • http://www.history.com/videos/presidents-benjamin-harrison#presidents-benjamin-harrison

  10. 24th President: Grover Cleveland, part 2 1893-1897 • http://www.history.com/videos/president-grover-cleveland-second-term#president-grover-cleveland-second-term

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