Chapter 21- Politics in the Age of Industry

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an employee of the Department of Agriculture who founded a national association of farmers called the Patrons of Husbandry

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Oliver H. Kelley

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the Patrons of Husbandry is better known as

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the Grange

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the best known Granger law which regulated railroad freight rates, but was declared unconstitutional, which resulted in the

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Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

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a business operated for the benefit of its members

organized by Grangers to try to reduce their costs and increase their income

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cooperatives of co-ops

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the process in which the supply of money is increased, the value of the dollar declines, and prices go up is called the

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inflation

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paper money not backed by gold which was originally issued during the Civil War

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greenbacks

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advocated that the federal government increase the number of greenbacks in circulation

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Greenback Labor party

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the call for unlimited coinage of silver was called the

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Free Silver Movement

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passed by Congress in response to the free silver movement

provided for the government to purchase and coin at least a limited amount of silver each month

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Bland-Allison Act
Sherman Silver Purchase

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in the 1880s, farmers began organizing into politically active regional groups called

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Farmer’s Alliances

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encouraged by their success, the Farmer’s Alliances merged with several labor groups to organize the

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Populist Party

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the Populist party platform included

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1. call for free coinage of silver
2. increase in paper money
3. graduated income tax
4. government ownership and control of transportation
   5.direct election of senators by voters
5. adoption of initiative, referendum, secret ballot
6. immigration restrictions
7. fewer working hours for laborers

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the Populist Presidential candidate who wone a considerable number of popular and electoral votes but did not win the election

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James B. Weaver

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concocted a scheme that to buy up all the gold

most damaging scheme to the nation

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Gould
Fisk

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the end result of the Gould and Fisk scheme that was a stock market crash which became known as

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Black Friday

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Democratic representative for election of 1876

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Tilden

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Republican representative for election of 1876

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Hayes

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the apparent winner of the election of 1876

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Tilden

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the actual winner of the election of 1876

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Hayes

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year of the removal of the last federal troops in the southern states

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1877

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President Hayes is best remembered for

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his attempts to reform the civil service program

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a German immigrant who was a strong advocate of civil service reform who encouraged Hayes in his attempt to reform civil service

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Carl Schurz

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nickname for Mrs. Hayes because of her refusal to have alcohol in White House

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Lemonade Lucy

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the two groups the Republican party was divided into during the election of 1880

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Stalwarts
Half-Breeds

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the Republican group who opposed legislation to altar the civil service

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Stalwarts

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Republican group which were more congenial to the alteration of civil service

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Half-Breeds

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elected as VP in election of 1880

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Arthur

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the last President to be born in a log cabin

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Garfield

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Republican candidate for election of 1880

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Garfield

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President that began the development of the modern US Navy

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Arthur

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the best-remembered achievement of the Arthur Administration was the passage of the

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Pendleton Act

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the basis for the modern civil service program

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Pendleton Act

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the Pendleton Act designated federal jobs to be awarded on the basis on

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merit

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established by the Pendleton Act to administer examinations to applicants in the different states and to fill the positions on the basis of proven qualifications

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Civil Service Commission

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the ________________________ of awarding government jobs began in the customs service and the postal system

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merit system

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Democratic representative for election of 1884

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Cleveland

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nickname for independent-minded Republicans that refused to accept the party nominee

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Mugwumps

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Democratic politcal machine in NYC

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Tammany Hall

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first Democrat to win the Presidency after the Civil War

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Cleveland

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important piece of legislation to be passed during Cleveland's first term marked the beginning of federal regulation of transportation facilities

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Interstate Commerce Act

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brought reform to veteran's affairs (pension bills)

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President Cleveland

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passed by Congress which provided that if both a President and VP should die in office or resign, the member of the cabinet should succeed to the Presidency in the order in which Congress had created their offices

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Presidential Succession Act

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adopted to prevent another disputed election like that of 1876

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Electoral Count Act

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industrialists said that high rates would

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1. encourage development of new industries 2. help US become self-sufficient nation 3. encourage high wages fro American factory workers

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campaigned for Cleveland

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mugwumps

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Garfield's assassin

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Charles Guiteau

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won the election of 1888

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General Benjamin Harrison

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one of the most prominent congressional leaders during this era Speaker of House during the Harrison administration

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Thomas B. Reed

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nickname for Speaker of the House Thomas Reed because of his aggressive leadership

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Czar Reed

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new protective tariff adopted by Congress which gave a higher degree of protection to American industry than any tariff passed up to that time

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McKinley Tariff

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unique feature of the McKinley Tariff which set an important precedent for later trade policies offered a reciprocal trade agreement to foreign nations and allowed certain raw material to be shipped to the US duty free and granted the President authority to impose duties on these products whenever the countries exporting to AMerica placed high duties on American products being imported to them

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reciprocity clause

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important piece of legislation adopted during the Harrison administration which provided for the government to purchase and coin at least a limited amount of silver each month

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Sherman Silver Purchase Act

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important legislation from the Harrison administration which broke up monopolies

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Sherman Antitrust Act

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won election of 1892

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Grover Cleveland

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precedent set by Cleveland

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only President to serve two terms not in direct succession to one another

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the stock market panic before Cleveland's second inauguration was

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The Panic of 1893

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name for 500 unemployed men that were led by Jacob Coxey to the Capitol to protest lack of jobs

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Coxey's Army

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Republican candidate for election of 1896

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William McKinley

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Democrat candidate for election of 1896

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William Jennings Bryan

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won election of 1896

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William McKinley

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one of the greatest orators of all time

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William Jennings Bryan

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something unique that William McKinley did that added to the excitement of the 1896 election

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front-porch campaign

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adopted by Congress in 1900 which made gold the standard of monetary value

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Gold Standard Act

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President assassinated in 1901 by and anarchist

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William McKinley