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What is the bloody shirt technique?
Grant's way of winning the election that constantly reminded everyone that he won the civil war
What was the Tweed RIng?
Boss Tweed used bribes and stuff to steal money from the city
Who was Thomas Nast?
a political cartoonist who attacked Tweed
What are 3 scandals that ruined Grant's presidency?
Credit Mobilier, Whiskey Ring, William Belknap selling things to Indians
What is the Credit Mobilier Scandal?
railroad insiders created a construction company and hired themselves to make money; they paid off congressman to stay out of trouble
What is the whiskey ring?
people took whiskey tax money from the government
Who ran for presidency against Grant the 2nd time around?
Horace Greeley; Liberal Republican party
Who ran for Presidency against Grant the first time around?
Horatio Seymour
What was soft/cheap money?
debtors wanted paper money printed to create inflation, making it easier to pay off debt
What is hard money?
keeping the amount of money stable and backed by gold
What was the Resumption Act of 1879?
passed to lower the number of greenbacks in circulation and redeem paper money at face value
What was the Crime of '73?
westerners wanted the return of silver dollars
What was GAR?
an organization of hundred thousands of union veterans of the civil war
What were the two republican sects?
Stalwarts and half breeds
Who led the stalwarts, and who led the halfbreeds?
Roscoe Conkling and James G. Blaine
Who coined the phrase 'the gilded age'?
mark twain
Who ran for president against rutherford b. hayes?
Samuel Tilden
What was the Compromise of 1877?
the north got Hayes as president and the South got the pledge that Hayes would remove the military from the South; ending reconstruction
What legalized segregation?
Jim Crow laws
What court case made 'separate but equal' okay?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
passed under hayes; excluded chinese from immigrating to America
Who was James Garfield's vice presidential running mate?
Chester A. Arthur
Who assassinated Garfield?
Charles J. Guiteau
What was the Pendleton Act?
it required merit to get jobs, not just knowing somebody
What was the Civil Service Commision?
it awarded jobs based on performance
Who ran against Cleveland in the election of 1884?
James G. Blaine
What was the McKinley Tariff?
it hiked rates of 48%
Who was Thomas "Czar" Reed?
leader of Republican House of Reps
Who ran against Cleveland in his second term?
Benjamin Harrison
What was the Bland-Allison Act?
it required the treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver dollars
What was the Salary Grab act?
doubled the president's salary and raise congress' by 50%
What was the Sanborn Incident?
William Richardson hired Sanborn to collect unpaid taxes, but he kept half and gave a bunch to Richardson
What was Ulysses S. Grant's nickname?
Hero of the Appomattox
What was Rutherford B. Hayes' nickname?
the dark horse president
What are 2 of Hayes' notable events?
ending reconstruction and the bland-allison act
What was Chester A. Arthur's nickname?
the gentleman boss
What was Grover Cleveland's nickname?
the veto president
What are 4 of Cleveland's notable events?
Dedication of the Statue of Liberty, Panic of 1893, Pullman Strike, Sherman Silver Act,