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Match each term to it's sentence.
However, issues such as ____ during his presidency led many historians to view Grant as a weak president.
He ____ for its passage, which was successful.
He further ____ congressional support by replacing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, making Grant the acting secretary.
These actions angered those in the South, but he was ____ in his support for the rights of African Americans.
His family was facing poverty and he could have earned a ____ sum of money selling the man, so his decision not to speaks positively to his moral character.
He fought a brutal campaign against Lee that saw massive ____, and many criticized Grant as a butcher.
Additionally, many of these figures were corrupt, and while Grant was not ____ in these scandals personally, they harmed the reputation of his administration.
A one-time slave owner, Grant learned he could not ____ forcing another man to work against his will, and he freed the enslaved man.
Additionally, his legacy as the general who won the Civil War cannot be ____, and he is undeniably important to the history of the United States.
Grant was a political outsider, not ____ with any particular factions within the Republican Party, so he was not always inclined to listen to the advice of party leaders when making political appointments, choosing men who he knew personally and believed could do the job well.