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Guilded Age
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post civil war era, political corruption (based aaround industrialization,monopolies, growing economy/ Social Darwinism/ Cities grow (immigration, factories, blacks)/ westward expansion (railroads, farmers revolt)
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corruption, industry
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Ulysses S. Grant
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sucessfully nagotiaed the end of the civil war, Political scandals, Black Friday (1869), 15th Amendment, panic of '73
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political scandals
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Jim Frisk dan Jay Gould
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caused Black Friday
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Thomas Nast
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drew democratic donkey + greatly influenced public opinion
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Horace Greeley
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editor of New york Tribue
opposed Mexican war, woman suffrace, slavery Pro unions, protective tariifs "go west little man" |
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Roskoe Conkling
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leader of scalawags (conservatice branch of republicans)
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Ruthford B Hayes
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Comp 1877 - ended military reconstruction
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James A Garfield
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Pres. tried to reunite republicans
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Cheastar A Aruther
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marked by honesty adn efficiancy
veto Chinese Exclusion act Pendleton Act + civil service |
honesty
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Grover Cleveland
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1st democrat pres since civil war
Repeal Sherman silver purchase Send trops to Pullman Railroad Strike tried to lower tariffs |
Pullman Railraod Strike
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Benjamin Harrison
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pro McKinly Tariff + Sherman anti-trust Act
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Tweed Ring
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corrupt politician steal $ from NYC
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Credit Mobilier
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stockholders of Union Pacific Railroad bribe congressmen w/ shares of stock
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bribe congressmen
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Whiskey Ring
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high federal officials give fake reports about production of whiskey to avoid taxes
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Pendleton Act
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created civil service committee to inspect gov jobs
Helped dismantle spoils system |
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Stalwarts
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conservative branch of republicans
Supported Ulyssses S Grant Dislike Hayes ' reform programs (tariffs, civil service, Strong construction policy) |
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Compromise of 1877
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In exchange of Hayes presidency Hayes removed troops from South ending military reconstruction adn taking away protection of newly freed blacks
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Plessy v. Ferduson (1896)
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separate but equal facilities are constitutional
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separate but equal
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Greenback labor Party
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Formed to address problems of farmers, debtors
argued that increase amount of $ inc riculation will cause farm prices to rise and allow farmers to pay off debt farmers more $ |
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Jim Crow Laws
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state level legal codes against blacks
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Mugwumps
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Rebublicans who refused to support republican canidate and instread supported Cleveand
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radical republicans
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