Chapters 21-23 Flashcards
founded a national association of farmers called the Patrons of Husbandry, better known as the Grange
Oliver H. Kelley
marked the beginning of federal regulation of transportation facilities
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
a business operated for the benefit of its members; its purpose is to save its members money, not to make a profit
cooperative
the process in which the supply of money is increased, the value of the dollar declines and prices go up
inflation
greenbacks
paper money issued during the Civil War; not backed by gold or any other valuable metal but by the government’s credit
The party that advocated that the federal government increase the number of greenbacks in circulation
Greenback Labor party
the movement that called for the unlimited coinage of silver
Free Silver Movement
Two acts which provided for the government to purchase and coin at lease a limited amount of silver each month
Bland-Allison Act (1878) and Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890)
politically active regional groups formed by farmers
Farmer’s Alliances
political party called the People’s Party
Populist Party
Populist Presidential candidate in the election of 1892
James B. Weaver
President: 1869-1877
Ulysses S. Grant
Two men responsible for the stock market crash in 1869 called “Black Friday”
Jay Gould and Jim Fisk
Democratic candidate in the election of 1876; competed against Hayes for the Presidency; smashed the notorious Tweed Ring
Samuel J. Tilden
President: 1877-1881;
competed against Tilden;
best remembered for his attempts to reform the civil service program
Rutherford B. Hayes
year the last federal troops removed from occupied southern states; marked the end of Reconstruction
1877
A German immigrant who was a strong advocate of civil service; cabinet member of Hayes
Carl Schurz
first lady known as “Lemonade Lucy”
Lucy Hayes
Republicans who opposed legislation to alter the civil service during the election of 1880
“Stalwarts”
Republicans who favored legislation to alter the civil service during the election of 1880
“Half-Breeds”
President: 1881;
last President to be born in a log cabin
James A. Garfield
assassinated Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau
President: 1881-1885;
succeeded Garfield after his death
Chester A. Arthur
the best-remembered achievement of the Arthur administration;
the basis for the modern civil service program;
established the Civil Service Commission
Pendleton Act (1883)
Republicans who refused to accept Blaine as the Republican Presidential nominee
“Mugwumps”
President: 1885-1889;
stood up to Tammany Hall;
first Democrat to win the Presidency after the Civil War;
only President to be married in the White House;
only President to serve two non-consecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
the act which provided that if both a President and VP should die in office or resign, the members of the cabinet should succeed to the Presidency in the order in which Congress had created their offices
Presidential Succession Act (1886)
act adopted to prevent another disputed election like that of 1876
Electoral Count Act (1887)
President: 1889-1893
Benjamin Harrison
Speaker of the House; known as “Czar Reed”
Thomas B. Reed
protective tariff which gave a higher degree of protection to American industry than any tariff passed up to that time
McKinley Tariff (1890)
the clause in the McKinley Tariff which offered a reciprocal trade agreement to foreign nations
reciprocity clause
President: 1893-1897
Grover Cleveland (second term)
stock market panic before Cleveland’s second inauguration
The Panic of 1893
protestors who marched on the Capitol during Cleveland’s second administration
“Coxey’s Army”
President: 1897-1901;
assassinated by an anarchist right after his reelection;
“front-porch campaign”
William McKinley
Democratic Presidential candidate in the election of 1896; unquestionably one of the greatest orators of all time; rejected a gold standard
William Jennings Bryan
Act that made gold the sole standard of monetary value
Gold Standard Act
French Emperor who tried to build a French empire in Mexico
Emperor Napoleon III
sent to establish a French empire in Mexico
Archduke Maximilian of Austria
Secretary of State who demanded that the French withdraw their troops from Mexico; negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia
William Seward
treaty between the US and the British as a result of the Alabama claims
Treaty of Washington
the settlement of a dispute by a person or persons chosen to hear both sides and come to a decision
arbitration
US ship docked in Chile; US sailors from this ship were attacked by Chileans
USS Baltimore
Secretary of State who called the first meeting of American republics, which resulted in the organization of the International Bureau of American Republics (later the Pan-American Union)
James G. Blaine
the organization that replaced the Pan-American Union
Organization of American States (OAS)
year the Senate ratified the treaty to buy Alaska from Russia
1867
year Alaska became the 49th state
1959
North American region near Alaska where gold was discovered
Klondike
Tutuila is part of what island group?
Samoan Islands
Who discovered the Hawaiian islands?
Captain James Cook
a trade agreement beneficial to both parties
reciprocal trade agreement
Where in Hawaii did the US establish a naval base?
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian ruler who disapproved of white influence
Queen Liliuokalani
year the Hawaiian islands were annexed to the US
1898
year Hawaii became the 50th state
1959
What island is known as the “Pearl of the Antilles”?
Cuba
Who issued a “reconcentration order” in Cuba?
Spanish General Weyler
sensational and sometimes unfounded stories
yellow journalism
US battleship that sunk in the Havana harbor
Maine
years of the Spanish-American War (declaration of war –Treaty of Paris)
1898-1899
What stated that the US disclaimed any intention to control Cuba?
Teller Ammendment
Where was the first important action of the Spanish-American war?
Manila Bay, Philippine Islands
American commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet
Commodore George Dewey
commander of the U.S. Atlantic fleet
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
commander of the Spanish Atlantic fleet
Admiral Cervera
American who attempted to blockade the Spanish fleet
Lieutenant Richard Hobson