https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda All about the 18th President of the United States en-us 2017-11-16 14:21:30 UTC 2024-11-09 20:00:33 UTC hello@padlet.com cridge3987 https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/207673614 Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Born to Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant. ]]> 2017-11-16 14:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/207673614 cridge3987 https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208095370 As a child, Ulysses worked in his father's tannery. He disliked the conditions of the tannery. Ulysses also took an incredible knack in horsemanship. ]]> 2017-11-17 13:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208095370 cridge3987 https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208096802 Ulysses married Julia Dent and had four children. Ulysses was considered a responsible, devoted father and husband. ]]> 2017-11-17 13:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208096802 cridge3987 https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208097798 He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Although he was a very undistinguished student, he had an incredible skill with horses. ]]> 2017-11-17 13:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208097798 cridge3987 https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208098480 Ulysses was elected the 18th President of the United States in 1868 with Vice President Schuyler Colfax. He served two terms from 1869 to 1877 for the Republican Party. Before Presidency, he was an union general during the American Civil War. He was known for his ability to stay calm during intense situations and was given the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. ]]> 2017-11-17 13:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208098480 cridge3987 https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208101019 Grant is known for his campaign slogan "Let us have Peace." Before Ulysses was elected President, Andrew Johnson was impeached. Ulysses came in during the time of reconstruction. He had to work to reunite the nation. During his campaign he focused on reconstruction, ratification of the 15th amendment, peaceful reconciliation between the North and the South, pardons for formal confederate leaders, and the protection of the civil rights of slaves. ]]> 2017-11-17 14:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208101019 cridge3987 https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208107066 1. Ulysses is on the 50 dollar bill. 
2. In 1839, when applying for West Point, the congressman who appointed Grant mistakenly believed his first name was Ulysses and his middle name was Simpson (his mother’s maiden name). Grant never amended the error and from then on he used Ulysses S. Grant as his real name. ]]> 2017-11-17 14:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cridge3987/hqtlrtqwpsda/wish/208107066