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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.


My Definition: Democratic states of the southern US.


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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.


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Stalwarts



Definition: Name given to Conkling and his followers.

My Definition: Name given to Roscoe Conkling and his followers.


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Half breeds



Definition: Rivals of the Stalwarts who were led by James G. Blaine.

My Definition: Rivals group of the Stalwarts.


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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.


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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.

My Definition: President who ended reconstruction.


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James Garfield



Definition: Nominated person on part of the Half breeds, who won presidency.

My Definition: Halfbreed who won presidency.


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Chester A. Arthur



Definition: President who reformed a bill reforming military service, & development of American navy.

My Definition: President who most notably continued the development in American Navy.


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James G. Blaine



Definition: Leader of the Halfbreeds.

My Definition: Leader of Halbreeds.


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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



Definition: Congress that passed the first billion dollar budget.

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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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