19.+Rutherford+B.+Hayes

__**Rutherford B. Hayes**__
 * Early Life**
 * Born in Ohio in 1822
 * Went to school at Kenyon College and Harvard Law School
 * Fought in the Civil War. Became major general.
 * Ran as a Republican for the House of Representatives.
 * Entered Congress in December 1865
 * Between 1867 and 1876 he was the Governor of Ohio for 3 terms.
 * Presidential Election**
 * Became the republican candidate in 1876.
 * Ran against Samuel J. Tilden
 * The final electoral vote was 185 to 184
 * Presidential Actions**
 * He chose cabinet members by experience instead of the party they belonged to. He had an ex-Confederate in his cabinet and a Liberal Republican.
 * Pledged to protect African Americans in the south but still tried to maintain local and self government.
 * Congress attempted to pass a bill that would repeal the Force Acts, acts that made it a crime to deny some one the right to vote because of their race, but Hayes vetoed it. Congress could not override the veto. Congress tried to pass other bills similar the previous 3 more times, but Hayes vetoed all 3.
 * In the 1870's Mexican gangs would come across the border and raid Texas. Hayes gave the army permission to persuit the gangs even if it meant crossing the Mexican border. The President of Mexico protested the crossing of the border and sent troops over, so Hayes and the President agreed to both pursue the gangs. The violence at the border then calmed.
 * Quick Video About Hayes**
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