Chapter 21- Politics in the Age of Industry Flashcards
an employee of the Department of Agriculture who founded a national association of farmers called the Patrons of Husbandry
Oliver H. Kelley
the Patrons of Husbandry is better known as
the Grange
the best known Granger law which regulated railroad freight rates, but was declared unconstitutional, which resulted in the
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
a business operated for the benefit of its members
organized by Grangers to try to reduce their costs and increase their income
cooperatives of co-ops
the process in which the supply of money is increased, the value of the dollar declines, and prices go up is called the
inflation
paper money not backed by gold which was originally issued during the Civil War
greenbacks
advocated that the federal government increase the number of greenbacks in circulation
Greenback Labor party
the call for unlimited coinage of silver was called the
Free Silver Movement
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
Bland-Allison Act
Sherman Silver Purchase
in the 1880s, farmers began organizing into politically active regional groups called
Farmer’s Alliances
encouraged by their success, the Farmer’s Alliances merged with several labor groups to organize the
Populist Party
the Populist party platform included
- call for free coinage of silver
- increase in paper money
- graduated income tax
- government ownership and control of transportation
5.direct election of senators by voters - adoption of initiative, referendum, secret ballot
- immigration restrictions
- fewer working hours for laborers
the Populist Presidential candidate who wone a considerable number of popular and electoral votes but did not win the election
James B. Weaver
concocted a scheme that to buy up all the gold
most damaging scheme to the nation
Gould
Fisk
the end result of the Gould and Fisk scheme that was a stock market crash which became known as
Black Friday
Democratic representative for election of 1876
Tilden
Republican representative for election of 1876
Hayes
the apparent winner of the election of 1876
Tilden
the actual winner of the election of 1876
Hayes
year of the removal of the last federal troops in the southern states
1877
President Hayes is best remembered for
his attempts to reform the civil service program
a German immigrant who was a strong advocate of civil service reform who encouraged Hayes in his attempt to reform civil service
Carl Schurz
nickname for Mrs. Hayes because of her refusal to have alcohol in White House
Lemonade Lucy
the two groups the Republican party was divided into during the election of 1880
Stalwarts
Half-Breeds
the Republican group who opposed legislation to altar the civil service
Stalwarts