Question
This politician earned the disparaging moniker “the Great Winnebago Chief” after he used notes paid on his own bank to adjust claims for the Ho-Chunk. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this politician who ensured that Pennsylvania supported Abraham Lincoln’s nomination in exchange for a cabinet post. He was so corrupt that Thaddeus Stevens quipped “I do not believe he would steal a red-hot stove.”
ANSWER: Simon Cameron
[10e] In 1862, Lincoln dismissed Cameron from this cabinet post. Cameron was replaced by Edwin Stanton, who continued working in this cabinet position until Andrew Johnson fired him, resulting in Johnson’s impeachment.
ANSWER: Secretary of War
[10m] After the Civil War, Cameron was a leading member of this Republican party faction that opposed Rutherford B. Hayes’s proposed civil service reforms.
ANSWER: Stalwarts
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Georgia Tech A | Cornell A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| WUSTL B | Penn A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |