HARRISON 



HARRISON 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON BENJAMIN 

 HARRISON 



Outline 



i. 



Years of Preparation 



(1) Birth and family 



(a) His great-grandfather signed 



Declaration of Independence 



(b) His grandfather was President 



(2) Education 



( 3 ) Early legal practice 



II. Early Public Life 



(1) Reporter of Indiana supreme court 



(2) Military career 



(3) Candidate for governor 



(4) Member of Mississippi River Commis- 



sion 



(5) In the United States Senate 

 (a) Activity in pension debate 



(6) Election to Presidency 



(a) The issue 



(b) Results 



III. Administration 



(1) Legislation 



(a) Sherman Silver Purchase Act 



(b) McKinley Tariff Act 



(c) Sherman Anti-Trust Act 



(d) Chinese Exclusion Act renewed 



(2) Other governmental affairs 



(a) "Reed Rules" adopted in the 



House 



(b) "Spending the surplus" 



1. Great increase in pension fund 



2. Appropriation of money for new 

 battleships 



(c) Oklahoma opened for settlement 



(d) Admission of states to Union 



1. North Dakota 



2. South Dakota 



3. Montana 



4. Washington 



5. Idaho 



6. Wyoming 



(3) Foreign affairs 



(a) International Copyright Act 



(b) Pan-American Congress 



(c) Bering Sea Controversy 



(d) Friendship with Italy threatened 



by Mafia trouble in New Orleans 

 1. Indemnity paid by United 

 States 



(e) The dispute with Chile 



(f) Controversy over Samoa 



(g) Attempt to annex Hawaii 



(h) Reciprocity treaties with Spain 

 and Brazil 



(4) Other events 



(a) Australian ballot system adopted 



(b) Great flood at Johnstown, Pa. 



(c) Homestead riots 



(5) Election of 1892 



(a) Candidates 



(b) Issues 



(c) Result 



Questions 



On what subject did Harrison come into conflict with the President that pre- 

 ceded him? 



When did Harrison decline a high official position, and for what reason? 



Why were the expenses of the government much heavier at the close of Harri- 

 son's administration than at the beginning? 



When was the expression "ability and manifest energy and gallantry" applied to 

 him? 



What was the chief issue in both campaigns in which Harrison was a candidate? 



What important part did Elaine play during this administration? 



What important act of this administration was drawn up by and named for a 

 future President of the United States? 



What country had to apologize to the United States and to what country did 

 the United States have to apologize during this administration? 



What was filibustering, and what part did the "Reed rules" have in doing away 

 with it? 



