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50 Cards in this Set
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Political tactic used by many veteran candidates
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Waving the bloody shirt
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Election of 1876: GOP candidate and winner of the election
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Decrease in prices, good for consumers and big business, caused by decreased money circulation
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Deflation
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Increase in prices, good for farmers, caused by increased money circulation
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Inflation
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Farmers wanted FEDS to give back silver into circulation for inflation
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"free silver"
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Term for paper money
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"Greenbacks"
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Hallmark of the Gilded Age
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"Spoils System"
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Election of 1880 Candidates
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GOP - James Garfield
V.P. - Chester Arthur Dems - Winfield Scott Hancock |
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Strong supporters of "spoils system"
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Stalwarts
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Want to slowly reform the "spoils system"
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Half-Breeds
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Anti-"spoils system"
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Independents
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Winner of 1880 election
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James Garfield
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Garfield's assassinator
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Charles Guiteau
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Term for South because for 60 years voted Democrat
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"Solid South"
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Act passed by Arthur to outlaw "spoils system"
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Pendleton Civil Service Act
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Candidates for 1884 election
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GOP - James Blaine
Dems - Grover Cleveland |
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Winner of 1884 election
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Grover Cleveland(D)
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Cleveland's major achievement as President
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Interstate Commerce Act
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-Railroad rates must be based on distance traveled
-Railroad rates must be posted in public |
Interstate Commerce Act
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Candidates for 1888 election
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Dems - Grover Cleveland
GOP - Benjamin Harrison |
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Winner of 1888 election
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Benjamin Harrison(R)
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Major issue for campaigns of 1888 election
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Tariffs
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Party that supported tariffs
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GOP
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Party that was anti-tariffs
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Democrats
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Winner of 1888 election
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Benjamin Harrison
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Candidates for 1884 election
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GOP - James Blaine
Dems - Grover Cleveland |
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Winner of 1884 election
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Grover Cleveland(D)
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Cleveland's major achievement as President
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Interstate Commerce Act
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-Railroad rates must be based on distance traveled
-Railroad rates must be posted in public |
Interstate Commerce Act
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Candidates for 1888 election
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Dems - Grover Cleveland
GOP - Benjamin Harrison |
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Winner of 1888 election
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Benjamin Harrison(R)
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Major issue for campaigns of 1888 election
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Tariffs
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Party that supported tariffs
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GOP
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Party that was anti-tariffs
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Democrats
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Winner of 1888 election
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Benjamin Harrison
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Act signed by Harrison to increase tariffs
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McKinley Tariff Act
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Signed by Harrison to limit monopolies
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Used by Democrats to stop laws permitting black voting
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Filibuster
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In Congress, where everything is at a standstill and nothing will be passed
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Gridlock
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Rutherford B. Hayes' 2 major problems
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1. Took presidency during depression
2. Forced to send in Army to break up strikes |
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Year of violence
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1877
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Required government to buy and coin at least $2 million worth of silver a month, vetoed by Hayes but was still passed
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Bland-Allison Act
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Leader of the stalwarts, senator, NY State boss, whose power was based on "spoils system"
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Roscoe Conkling
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Influential citizens who worked hard to abolish "spoils system"
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Carl Schurz
George W. Curtis (Harper's Weekly) |
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Republican names for pompous reformers
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Mugwumps
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Senator who oversaw the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act
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Shelby M. Cullom
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Representative from Maine who was nicknamed "Czar" and forced the House to adopt "Reed Rules"
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Thomas B. Reed
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Republican representative who drew up a bill that allowed the FEDS to see that there were fair elections including blacks
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Forced gov't to purchase 4 1/2 million ounces of silver every month
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
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Act vetoed by Cleveland but willingly signed by Harrison
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Dependent Pension Act
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