Civil War Dbq Analysis

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The Democratic President implemented the new civil service system and vetoed hundreds of private pension bills for those falsely claiming to have served or been injured in Civil War. He signed into law both the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, the federal government’s first effort to regulate business, and the Dawes Act, which reformers hoped would benefit African Americans. Cleveland’s administration also retrieved some 81 million acres of government land from cattle ranchers and the railroads. The president also continued Chester’s policy of basing political appointments on merit rather than party affiliation. He fought to have protective tariff lowered, and in December 1887, he called on Congress to reduce high protective tariffs. However,