Ulysses S. Grant: Overlooked Not Forgotten
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Hello, my name is Lila Neves. I will be talking to you today about Ulysses S Grant.
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The 15th president of the United States of America
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Grant was born on April 27th, 1822 to Jesse Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant.
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He
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was an officer in the civil war. He commanded many in many winning battles.
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And due to this president Abraham Lincoln named
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him as commanding general of the Union Army.
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He was known for his great leadership skills during the civil War.
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He led the North to victory over the South.
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His presidential term was focused on building up the country from its fallen state
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and his strong dislike for slavery became a staple that formed his presidency.
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He fought to give former slaves the rights that they deserved
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and protected them from people who sought to harm them.
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Grant took charge as president during the reconstruction era.
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He fought for slave for African American former slaves rights
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and some of the institutions and laws that he put in place
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to help. This included the civil rights law,
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the 15th amendment, the Department of Justice and the Force Act.
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Ulysses S Grant enforced the 15th amendment
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This amendment received a lot of backlash from a group called the KKK.
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This group used intimidation
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to scare African Americans out of voting and running for office.
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Ulysses S Grant passed the force acts allowing president
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to have the power to protect
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its citizens rights.
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Grant focused on reuniting America during his presidency
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as a way to bring peace to a torn country.
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Grant showed compassion towards and created relationships with
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those who fought for the Confederate army.
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This was necessary to allow former Conf
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Rs to hold offices
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in the nation that was newly reunified,
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making steps toward peace and preserving the
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union was one of Grant's greatest agendas.
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He did just that bring the nation together again
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was arguably one of the most important things he did as president
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as a sign of friendship.
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Ulysses Grant brought the confederate leader Robert E Lee
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to meet with him at the White House.
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He also pardoned most confederate officials.
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Us Grant receives a lot of backlash for his
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through his dealings with the native Americans
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with what seems to be good intentions.
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Grant sought to bring plains Indians into the American culture.
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Grant's approach to this assimilation
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faced criticism due to the forceful action that he took to achieve this goal.
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The way that he proceeded was less than peaceful.
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Another reason for Grant to receive backlash
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is through the scandalous things that happened
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while he was in a president
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during his presidency.
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There was many instances of misconduct in the White House through this picture,
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if you can zoom in it has different people and on the Rings,
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they each have different names of the scandals.
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So it kind of shows the balancing act that it.
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Americans felt like Ulysses S Grant had with all these scandals.
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Grant was not convicted of any crimes,
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but these scandals
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prove to cause distrust among the American people.
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Despite the challenges and criticism that Grant faced
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his determination to unite and protect America
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leaves a lasting legacy for us to see the effects of
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today America would probably not be the same as it is right now without his help
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as a tribute. For all the things that Ulysses S grant has done for our country.
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The largest mausoleum in North America was built for him
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and his wife Hannah as a final resting place.
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It testifies to a people's gratitude
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for the man who ended the bloodiest conflict in American history
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as commanding general of the Union Army and then as president
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of the United States strove to heal a nation after a
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civil war and make rights for all citizens a reality.
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These accomplishments have had positive lasting effects
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on American citizens to this day.
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Ulysses S grant is often overlooked due to
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the
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criticism that he receives for some of his decisions,
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for someone who did so much for a country.
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He should receive credit for the good things that he has done.
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Some of his most notable achievements include how
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he led the North to victory over the confederate
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army.
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His resolve to see the reins
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of the Southern States back to the Union
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and his determination to protect and improve African American rights.
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These have had
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enormous effects on Americans today.
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And if he did not
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do these things, who knows where America would be today.