President Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at 9:30 am, in Washington, D.C. less than four months into Garfield's term as the 20th President of the United States. Garfield died eleven weeks later on September 19, 1881. His Vice President, Chester A. Arthur, succeeded Garfield as President. One factor that encouraged president Arthur to pursue the civil service reform was the fact that President Garfield was shot by a crazed office seeker who thought he was owed a government job due to his support for Garfield in the election. The assassination of James A. Garfield made it possible for the new president and longtime political spoilsman, Chester Arthur, to combat the patronage system's excesses.
It took two men to wrestle Rome<span> back from chaos and turn a </span>republic<span> into an</span>empire<span>. In the first century BC, </span>Rome<span> was a </span>republic<span>. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by </span>Roman<span> citizens. But the senators were fighting for power between themselves.</span>
The main reason why large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period was that<u> the climate in the South provided longer growing seasons. </u>(OPTION NUMBER 4)
The Articles of Confederation established its authority by <u>providing a system for the formation of new states.</u> (OPTION NUMBER 1)
A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that <u>legislation must be passed by the elected representatives of the people.</u> (OPTION NUMBER 2)
The major argument the Antifederalists used to oppose the ratification of the constitution was the fact that <u>the proposed one did not contain the bill of rights</u>. (OPTION NUMBER 3)
There was new music, such as jazz and the blues. New churches and religious customs came north. There was different food and spoken dialect. Celebrations from their cultures came along with new neighborhoods. Finally, newspapers and journals had more of an impact.
