Grant Administrations - Domestic Issues
Domestic Issues
The United States was in the midst of a complicated process of growth, integration, and shifting values when Grant came into office. The Republican Party of the North controlled the national government and was in command of efforts to reintegrate the southern states into the Union. The methods and goals of this process, called Reconstruction, were a subject of much debate, however. Another contentious issue was money. The federal government had begun using paper money that was not redeemable for gold during the American Civil War (1861–65), and debate raged over whether the procedure should continue. These issues were set against a backdrop of general economic prosperity, particularly in the industrialized North. The completion of the transcontinental railroad early in Grant's first term symbolized the expansion of the United States from ocean to ocean. This increasing development in the West led to new political...
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