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Kriss, Nicholas
Technology Exploration, Period 1
December 7, 2009
Ulysses S. Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant was the eighteenth
president of the United States of America.
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Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point
Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. His parents
were Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson
Grant. The family moved to Georgetown, Ohio
the next year. There, Ulysses went to city
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showed some interest in mathematics. He
graduated in 1843 as 21st in his class with a
rank of quartermaster.
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Ulysses S. Grant was present
during the Mexican-American War in
1846. Although he was only a
quartermaster, he managed to see
most of the battles, and even fought in
a few. The war ended in 1848.
Ulysses resigned from the military a
short time after. He tried
unsuccessfully to get other jobs, so he
rejoined the army during the Civil War.
Ulysses began as brigadier general,
but soon became the general of the
Union Army. He forced the
Confederate general, Robert E. Lee,
to surrender in 1865.
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Ulysses S. Grant married Julia Boggs Dent
in 1848. Julia, born on January 26, 1826, was the
daughter of a slave owner. She died in 1902.
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May 30, 1850, and died in 1912. Ulysses S. Grant,
Jr., was born on July 22, 1852, and died in 1929.
Nellie Grant Sartoris Jones was born on July 4,
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born on February 6, 1858, and died in 1934. All of
Ulysses’ children got married and had their own
children.
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Ulysses S. Grant became president in 1868,
beating Horatio Seymour, a former New York
governor. His first vice president was Schuyler
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After this, Grant went on a world
tour, but discovered that he had cancer. He wrote a
group of memoirs, and died on July 23, 1885.
Ulysses S. Grant had few special interests as
president. He mostly enjoyed horse riding.
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Ulysses S. Grant was an average president. He was
popular due to winning the Civil War. Ulysses only made a
few important decisions in his terms. Ulysses was opposed
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to vote. Grant signed many acts to help the current
economy. The main act was the Resumption of Specie Act in
1875. This allowed paper money to be exchanged for gold
and silver coins. Ulysses S. Grant was remembered in
history. He appears on the fifty dollar bill, and his old farm is
still standing, open to the public.
There were many problems during Ulysses
S. Grant’s terms as president. Many groups were
in existence that opposed the citizenship of African
Americans. They especially tried to remove their
right to vote. Grant had a lot of trust in his friends
and cabinet members. However, many of his
workers soon became corrupted. Even the vice
president, Schuyler Colfax, was involved in one
scandal.