The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidency - Statistics

General Stats

Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
His political party (as President)	Republican	92%
His home state	Ohio	89%
Period of the United States that ended when Hayes became President	Reconstruction	80%
Hayes vetoed a bill passed by Congress, which prohibited immigration from this country	China	69%
Name of his wife (hint: starts with L)	Lucy	59%
Unfortunate nickname he received because of the controversial election	Ruther{fraud}	59%
1876 election opponent who won the popular vote	Samuel J. Tilden	54%
System that provides jobs to supporters and friends rather than those more qualified, which Hayes worked to reform	{Spoils} System	48%
Hayes was the first President to have these in the White House (both start with T)	Telephone	45%
Large labor uprising in 1877 that occurred because of companies cutting wages	Great {Railroad} Strike	43%
His wife earned the nickname "Lemonade ____" because they would not serve this in the White House	Alcohol	39%
City he was born in (it's the name of another state!)	Delaware	35%
His middle name	Birchard	34%
His Vice President	William A. Wheeler	30%
Hayes was the first President to have these in the White House (both start with T)	Typewriter	12%