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12 Cards in this Set
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1. Waving the Bloody Shirt
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- Refers to practice of politicians referencing the blood of martyrs or heroes to inspire support or avoid criticism.
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2. Compromise of 1877
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was an informal unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S presidential election. The compromise was one of the series of compromises to hold the United States together peacefully.
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3. Credit Mobilier-
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Oakes Ames distributed cash along with bribes to the congressman
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4. Pendleton Civil Service Act-
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established the United States civil service commission, which placed most federal government employees on the merit system and marked the end of the spoils system.
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5. Laissez Faire
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It basically means allowing industry to be free of state intervention, especially restrictions in the form of tariffs and government monopolies.
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6. Robber Barons-
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A term for businessmen and bankers who dominated respective industries and amassed huge personal fortunes. Also, the term may relate to any banker and businessmen who used questionable business practices to become powerful or wealthy.
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7. Andrew Carnegie
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Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, entrepreneur and a major philanthropist. He built Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Steel Industry. He made a fortune.
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10. Pullman Strike
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- was a conflict between labor unions and railroads that occurred in the U.S.
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11. New Immigration
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refers to the movement of non-residents to the United States. Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of American history
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12. William “Boss” Tweed
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known as "Boss" Tweed was an American politician most famous for his leadership of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th century New York. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City, a director of the Erie Railway, the Tenth National bank,
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13. Jane Addams
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was a founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement
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14. Homestead Act
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was one of several United States Federal laws that gave an applicant freehold title up to 160 acres (1/4 section) of undeveloped land outside of the original 13 colonies.
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