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32 Cards in this Set
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gilded age
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term by mark twain,superficial glitter of new weath evident in late 19th cent.politics mostly for show&no concern/action for industry/commercial issues
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solid south
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solidly dem.until mid 20th cent
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roscoe conkling
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rep.senator in NY dictated who in repub.ranks would hold lucrative jobs in NY custom house.him&supports know as stalwarts
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/halfbreeds/mugwumps
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rivals of roscoe conkling and suports called halfbreeds led by james G.blaine. repubs not playing patronage called mugwumps for sitting on the fence
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james garfield
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election 1880,repub.
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chester a arthur
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vp under garfield.distanced from stalwarts,support bill reforming civil service,approved dvlpmnt of navy
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thomas reid
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sharp-tounged bully became speaker of the house in 1890,inst.autocratic rule took years to break
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james g blaine
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turned repub.prty from antislavery to business minded,but connect.w/ rlrd scandals & corrupt deals
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grover cleveland
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dem.nominee,honest,frugal,conscienctious.father illegtmt child,
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Rum,romanism,rebellion
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dem.party name during clevelands campaign.catholics offended and voted grover into office
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pendleton act
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fed jobs granted based on test scores,ban civil servnts from helping politicaly,expanded to most fed.jobs taken from hands of politicians
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greenback party
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supporters of money not backed by specie to pay for civil war,received 1 mill votes,14 membrs in congress.died out after hard times ended
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james B weaver
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elected to congress as greenback candidate.
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crime of 1873
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congress stopped coining of silver.
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bland-allison act1878
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after silver finds in Nv,law passed allow coinage of $2-4 mill ea/mo.
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benjamin harrison
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won election1888,upon repub.campaign of high tariffs.won major votes in electoral college by votes in N.
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billion dollar congress
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repubs.controlled pres&congress.passed 1st billion dollar budget in U.S. history
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Mckinley tariff
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^ tax on foreign products over 48%
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veteran pensions
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^ pensions to vets,widows,children
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sherman silver purchase act
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^ coinage of silver,but too small amts to satisfy farmers/miners
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populist(ppl)party
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determined to resolve money in hands of few by trusts/bankers.
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omaha platform
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platform of pples party,politicaly-demanded restore of gvmnt in hands of pple by 1)direct popular election of senators 2)ST laws by voters put i ballots.Economically-1)unlimit coin.of silver to ^ $ supply 2)grad.income tax 3)pub.ownng of rlrds by gvmnt 4)telegraph/phones operated by gvmnt 5)loans for farmers to stabilize price for crops 6)8 hr wrkdy
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panic1893
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stock market crashed by overspeculation,rlrds went bankruopt by overbuilding.4 yr long.pres.cleveland adopted hands off policy to economy
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gold drain
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decline in silver price had investors trade silver dollars for gold bars.gold reserve fell low,cleveland borrowd $65mill to support dollar& gold stndrd
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coxey's army
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march to washgntn by thousands of unemployed led by populist jacob coxey, demanded fed.gvmnt make new jobs.arrested for trespassing & sent home
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will harvey,coin's financial school
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taught that troubles caused by conspiracy of rich bankers, prosperity would return if gvmnt unlimit silver coinage
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will jennings bryan,"cross of gold"
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cross of gold speech made him dem.nominee overnight
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free silver
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populist prty nominated bryan and campaing of free silver.
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gold bug dems.
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conservative faction of dems.
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will mckinley
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repub.nominee,known support of high protective tariff.
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mark hanna
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$ pwr behind mckinleys nomination.
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dingley tarriff 1897
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repubs.enact a higher tariff in honor of mckinleys platform and made gold standard of U.S money
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