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Significant Acts
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Ended the Reconstruction period after the Civil War by withdrawing federal troops from South Carolina and Louisiana in 1877.
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Initiated civil service reform in 1877 by forbidding federal workers to manage or contribute to political campaigns.
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Backed a sound-money policy by supporting legislation to make paper money redeemable in gold.
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Career
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1845-1861 Practiced as an attorney in Ohio.
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1861-1865 Fought in the American Civil War.
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1865-1867 Represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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1868-1872, 1876-1877 Served as governor of Ohio.
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1877-1881 President of the United States.
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Did You Know
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Hayes's family held the first White House Easter egg roll for children, a tradition that continues today.
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In 1880 Hayes became the first president to visit the West Coast.
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Hayes received fewer popular votes than his opponent, Samuel Tilden, but was awarded the presidency by an electoral commission.
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