What event triggered the civil service reform of the 1880s? a) the assassination of president garfield b) the impeachment of president johnson c) the end of reconstuction d) the closing of several major newspapers.

The correct answer is A) the assassination of President Garfield.

The event that triggered the Civil Service Reform of the 1880s was the assassination of President Garfield.

President James A. Garfield was assassinated on July 2, 1881, in Washington D.C. Garfield was the 20th President of the United States when was murdered by Charles J. Guiteau. The United States Civil Reform triggered by the assassination of President Garfield was the result of the demands of people that considered that the distribution of the many offices of the government after an election was partial, inefficient, and corrupt. They considered that the people that would occupy an office in the government should be qualified and experienced. So they demanded correct processes to select them.  

as general terms,  indian territory,  the indian territories, or  indian country  describe an evolving land area set aside by the  united states government  for the relocation of  native americans  who held  aboriginal title  to their land. in general, the tribes ceded land they occupied in exchange for  land grants  in 1803. the concept of an indian territory was an outcome of the 18th- and 19th-century policy of  indian removal. after the  civil war(1861–1865), the policy of the government was one of  assimilation.

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