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Library of Congress

Loc: Topics in Chronicling America: Garfield Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a chronology of events surrounding the assassination of President James Garfield, followed by links to articles from newspapers across the country that detailed the asssassination, his eventual death, and trial of the assassin,...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Abram Garfield: Life Before the Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
James A. Garfield wasn't a president for very long before he was cut down by an assassin, but reading about his political life before his presidency gives a good look at his political life and his political strategy. It also shows the...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Abram Garfield: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
President James Garfield didn't serve long enough to put much of a stamp on domestic affairs, but reading about the selection of his cabinet gives a good window into what his tenure might have been like, and what the rifts in the...
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Harp Week

The Presidential Elections 1860 1912: James A. Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of James A. Garfield covers his participation in the Civil War, terms in the House of Representatives, and tumultous time in the presidency, serving only four months before he was shot by a would-be assassin.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides wonderful biographical information on the president, James A. Garfield. Contains information about his life before, during, and after the presidency and also about his foreign and domestic affairs. Also has links to...
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: James A. Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has President James Garfield's biography, significant events in his life, and an image gallery.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: James Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn brief biographical facts about Ohio born James Garfield, the twentieth President of the United States.