chapter 23 Flashcards
1
Q
tweed ring (tammany hall)
A
political machine that helps immigrants for votes
2
Q
thomas nast
A
political cartoonist
3
Q
jim fisk and jay gould
A
millionaires in gold
4
Q
credit mobilier: railroad scandal
A
railroad builders get more money for more miles so they don’t build in a straight line
5
Q
money supply
A
money in circulation
6
Q
monetary policy
A
govs way of policing value of our dollar
7
Q
compromise of 1877
A
ended reconstruction, militaries in the south withdrawn
8
Q
halfbreeds
A
civil service reform
believe gov officials need to take exam to prove
9
Q
stalwarts
A
patronage
(spoils system)
10
Q
compromise of 1877
A
hayes president
reconstruction ends in the south
11
Q
plessy vs ferguson
A
1896
segregating railroad cars
separate but equal in south
12
Q
andrew carnige
A
steel
