So if the vice president (president of the Senate) isn’t present, the president pro tempore (senator who’s been there the longest from the majority party) will take over.
Answer:
James Monroe
Explanation:
James Monroe is considered as one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He was the United States President between 1817 to 1825. He was preceded by James Madison and succeed by John Quincy Adams. He was the fifth President of the United States of America. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
His administration was famous for the Monroe Doctrine and Era of Good Feelings.
Answer:
The territories were ready to be claimed.
Explanation:
In the late 1700's- early 1900's, the constantly pushing Western boundary of the U.S. was colonized by settlers. Most of them got their land from the Homestead act, which gave farmers who lived on a plot of land total ownership of said land for living there for a period of time. There were also rancher, miners, and companies using the land up for their expansion.
After the war he became a national hero, and the Republicans nominated him for president in 1868. A primary focus of Grant's administration was Reconstruction, and he worked to reconcile the North and South while also attempting to protect the civil rights of newly freed black slaves.
