History of the United States II / Unit 5 USH2 0601 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Razor-Thin Majorities
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The idea
The disputed election of eighteen seventy-six opened an era of presidents elected by the narrowest of margins, from eighteen seventy-two to eighteen ninety-six.
In practice
Grant passed over for renomination after the Panic of eighteen seventy-three.
Where people slip
Unit one taught how the eighteen seventy-six dispute was settled. This unit follows what such thin majorities did to presidential power.
Your place on the trail
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