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The Gilded Age
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A major growth in population in the U.S. and extravagant displays of wealth and excess in the upper-class during the post-Civil War.
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Solid South
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A term for the electoral support of the South for Democratic Party candidates for nearly a century after the Reconstruction era.
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Roscoe Conkling
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He was a member of the senate and the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party.
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Stalwarts
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Members of this faction were the "traditional" Republicans who opposed Rutherford B. Hayes' civil service reform.
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Halfbreeds
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This more moderate Republican faction, led by Maine senator James G. Blaine, was in favor of civil service reform.
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Mugwumps
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Republican activists who supported Democrat Grover Cleveland because of financial corruption in the Republican Party.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Losing the popular vote to his opponent, this person was the only president whose election was decided by a congressional commission.
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James Garfield
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The twentieth president of the US and the second president to be assassinated.
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Chester A. Arthur
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He worked as a lawyer before becoming vice president and served as president when James Garfield was killed.
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Thomas Reid
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His novels contain adventures that take place primarily in untamed settings.
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James G Blaine
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He was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the House, Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State, and leader of the Half-Breeds.
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Grover Cleveland
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As a leader of the Bourbon Democrats, he opposed imperialism, taxes, subsidies and inflationary policies.
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Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion
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An anti-catholic slur made by the republican spokesman about the democrats that caused bad publicity for Blaine.
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Pendleton Act
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This act provided for some government jobs to be filled on the basis of competitive exams.
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Greenback Party
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This party believed that government control of the monetary system would allow it to keep more currency in circulation.
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James B. Weaver
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Representing Iowa as a member of the Greenback Party, he ran for President two times on third party tickets.
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Crime of 1873
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The opposition's name for the Fourth Coinage Act, which embraced the gold standard and de-monetized silver.
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Bland-Allison Act
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By this act, the U.S. would purchase between $2-$4 million in bullion per month
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Benjamin Harrison
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His administration is best known for a series of legislation including the McKinley Tariff.
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Billion-Dollar Congress
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This was the first approved federal spending budget that reached one billion dollars.
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McKinley Tariff
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This was the highest protective tariff ever. Its chief proponent was Congressman William McKinley.
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
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This act required the US to purchase an additional 4.5 million ounces of silver bullion a month.
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Populist Party
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This party flourished particularly among western farmers, based largely on its opposition to the gold standard.
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Omaha Platform
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This was the party program adopted at the formative convention of the Populist Party.
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Coxey's Army
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This Was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by the populist Jacob Coxey.
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William Harvey
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An American teacher, businessman, author, and politician. Many of his ideas also became the basis for the Populist Party.
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William Jennings Bryan
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He was a three-time Democratic nominee for President. He was noted for his deep, commanding voice.
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Cross of Gold
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A speech delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic National Convention. The speech advocated Bimetallism.
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William McKinley
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As the Republican candidate in the 1896 election, he upheld the gold standard and promoted pluralism among ethnic groups.
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Mark Hanna
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He rose to fame as the campaign manager of William McKinley.
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Dingley Tariff
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This raised tariffs in United States to counteract the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act of 1894, which had lowered rates.
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