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22 Cards in this Set
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Gilded Age
Definition: Era of superficial glitter of the new wealth displayed in the last years of the 19th century. Time of arising of industry and cities. |
My Definition: Time in the late 18 hundreds in which there was a lack of political reform, but a bustling economy!
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Solid South
Definition: Solidly democratic southern states.
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Roscoe Conkling
Definition: A republican senator who became a powerful leader of his party by dictating who would be appointed to jobs in the New York Customs house. |
My Definition: Republican Senator who appointed jobs in his political machine. Sentence:
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Stalwarts
Definition: Name given to Conkling and his followers. |
My Definition: Name given to Roscoe Conkling and his followers. Sentence:
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Half breeds
Definition: Rivals of the Stalwarts who were led by James G. Blaine. |
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Mugwumps
Definition: Republicans who did not play patronage game were ridiculed under that name |
My Definition: Republicans who did not participate in patronage game. Sentence:
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Definition: President who ended reconstruction in the South, and attempted to reestablish a honest government after prior corrupt governments. |
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James Garfield
Definition: Nominated person on part of the Half breeds, who won presidency. |
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Chester A. Arthur
Definition: President who reformed a bill reforming military service, & development of American navy. |
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James G. Blaine
Definition: Leader of the Halfbreeds. |
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Grover Cleveland
Definition: Gilded age president that was an honest frugal and uncompromising man. |
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Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion
Definition: Label, insult, towards the Democrats. |
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Pendleton Act
Definition: Set up civil service commission and created a system by which applicants for classified federal jobs would be selected on the basis of their scores on a competitive examination. |
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Greenback Party
Definition: Supporters of paper money who formed a new political party. |
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Crime of 1873
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Bland-Allison Act (1878)
Definition: Law that completely limited of a certain amount of silver coinage each month. |
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Benjamin Harrison
Definition: Grandson of the former president William Henry Harrison who was Republican. Won election. |
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Billion Dollar Congress
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McKinley Tariff
Definition: Act that raised the tax on foreign products to a peacetime high over 48 percent. |
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Definition: Increased coinage of silver, but in amounts too small to satisfy farmers and miners. |
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Populist Peoples Party
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Omaha Platform
Definition: platform that called for political and economic reform. |
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