The assassin of President Garfield was a disgruntled office seeker. Arthur believed the Pendleton Act's merit system would prevent similar retaliations by unqualified spoils system applicants.
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1) The #1 social cause of civil war was the debate on slavery.
2) The #1 political cause of the civil war was the states rights
3) The #1 economic cause of the civil war was the expansion of areas for farming. Some country's couldn't provide enough food for the people because there wasn't enough area to farm.
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A. Because the African Americans needed to be patient to get protection
