Finna gonna cry why we doing a two chapter test a week and some change after we just had one Flashcards
Is this finished?
totally and entirely yes. congrats me :D
Did you read the textbook?
If not go do that because this is just a general review. Honestly if you can’t read the textbook just do the quizlet because I’m becoming more convinced reading the textbook in a rush is actually pointless
Who coined the term “Gilded age”
Mark twain
what were some things that resulted from the civil war
tremendous increasing wealth for some people, increasing industrialization and urbanization
who was the republican nominee for the election of 1868
ulysses s grant
who was the democrat nominee of the election of 1868
Horatio seymour
who was horatio seymour
governor of NY who was recently involved with draft riots from the civil war
Who won the election of 1868
grant
why did grant win the election of 1868
he had the support of union soldiers and newly enfranchised blacks
who was grant’s vp
schuyler colfax
who was that one corrupt guy who operated a grafting ring from public treasury
boss tweed
what did boss tweed’s group practice
political patronage, money laundering
who was the cartoonist who published defaming comics of tweed
thomas nast
what is graft
uncouth business practice usually by big politicians harming small businesses
who were the two involved in the scheme to corner gold market
fisk and jay
when was the gold scandal
1869
what were fisk and jay’s plan to corner the gold market
bid up the price for gold and make fortune by using in trading
how was the gold scandal solved
gold was released into circulation by the us treasury
who was blamed for the gold scandal
grant
when was the credit mobilier scandal
1872
who was involved in the credit mobilier scandal
founders of the union pacific railroad and government
how did the credit mobilier scandal work
basically the upr (union pacific railroad) created their fake financing firm that they would put money into
who was one of the main founders of credit mobilier
Thomas Durant
Why did thomas durant create credit mobilier
to help build the transcontinental railroad
who was screwed over by the credit mobilier scandal
the average american taxpayer
who was a congressman from massachusetts involved in funding the transcontinental railroad through means of the credit mobilier scandal
oakes ames
how did oakes ames make money using credit mobilier
in trading
what were the results of the credit mobilier scandal
congress decided congress wasn’t in wrong, Ames took blame cause he was leaving congress and Grant took blame cause people were unhappy with corrupt government
what did people want in the election of 1872
reform in the corrupt federal government
who was the republican nominees for the election of 1872
Horace greely and grant
who did the democrats back for the election of 1872
horace greely
who was horace greely
editor of the new york tribune magazine who had no political experience, “man of the ppl”
why did democrats back greely in the election of 1872
they just wanted to oppose grant
who won the election of 1872
grant
what did many democrats do in the election of 1872 because they didn’t like any of the candidates
not vote
what does the financial panic of 1873 refer to
economy expanded really fast, bubble was created where economy improved for awhile until the bubble popped and everything went to shit
what hurt grant greatly in his second term in 1873
financial panic of 1873
what company went under during the financial panic of 1873
freedmen’s savings and trust company
what did the treasury do during the civil war that screwed a bunch of people and itself over
print a whole bunch of “greenbacks” that had no value
when did the treasury get rid of its paper money to solve the problem it created
1868
who was for the printing of more money
debtors
who was against the printing of more money
bankers/ ppl who gave out loans
what act pledged the government to redeem all greenbacks at face value in gold
resumption act of 1875
when would the resumption act of 1875 begin to taek place
1879
what did some republican members consider doing in relation to grant in teh election of 1876
re-elect grant for the third time
who did the republicans nominate for the elecition of 1876
rutherfordo b hayes
where was rutherford b hayes from
ohio
who did the democrats nominate as their candidate in the election fo 1876
samuel tilden
where was samuel tilden from
ny, attorney
who won the election of 1876
rutherford b hayes by one electoral vote
what act did congress pass in 1877 that commissioned fifteen men from congress to settle disputes concerning the south’s double ballots
electoral count act
why was the electoral count act kinda screwed up
fifteen means more republicans than democrats, every decision in republican’s favor
when do the democrats finally agree to let hayes be president
republicans agree to pull federal troops out of Louisiana and florida and give southern transcont railroad
what year did reconstruction end
1877
who was the republican candidate for the election fo 1880
garfield
where was prez garfield from
ohio
who was garfield’s vp
arthur
who was the democrat candidate for the election of 1880
hancock
who was hancock from the election fo 1880
civil war hero
who won the election of 1880
garfield
who was garfield ensnared in political conflict with for the election fo 1880
blaine and conkling
who killed prez garfield in 1881
guiteau
who took office after garfield died in 1881
arthur, his vp
what act was passed in response to president garfield’s death from political dissatisfaction
pendleton act of 1883
what did the pendleton act of 1883 stipulate
civil service exams to stop people from being crazies/corrupt in office
who was the republicain candidate for the election of 1884
blaine
where was blaine from
maine (corrupt politician
who hated blaine
reform republicans
who was the democrat candidate for the election fo 1884
cleveland
where was cleveland from
ny
what was used against cleveland during his campaigning
his rumors of affair which turned out to be true
who won the election of 1884
cleveland
what did cleveland have to confront during his term in 1884
tariff money issues, the government had a lot of money they took from people to cause reforms that they weren’t using to cause reforms
Who was the republican candidate for the election of 1888
benjamin harrison
who was the democrat candidate for the election of 1888
cleveland
why was cleveland kinda okay as president
he was reckless but effective
who won the election of 1888
Harrison
what tariff act passed in 1890 relating to cleveland’s actions concerning the tariff
McKinley tariff act of 1890
what did the mcKinley tariff act of 1890 stipulate
high tariff on imported goods
who was teh mckinley tariff act of 1890 great for
manufacturers/city folk who weren’t involved in importing things
who was the mckinley tariff act of 1890 really bad for
debtors/farmers/agriculture
what did people want in the election of 1892
a clean up of the corrupt federal government
who was the weakest after teh congressional elections of 1890
republicans, had very few seats compared to democrats
who was the 3rd party protest group that held 9 seats in congress
Farmer’s alliance
Who was the 3rd party political group that even semi-successfully ran somebody as a president candidate
the people’s party (populists)
who was the republican candidate for the election of 1892
benjamin harrison (again x2)
who was the democrat candidate for the election of 1892
cleveland (again x3)
who were two of the leaders of the populists
mary elizabeth lease and jerry simpson
who was mary elizabeth lease
prominent leader in the populist movement that trained as an attorney
what were the demands of the populist party
graduated income tax, silver coins (1/16 gold), governmetn ownership of big companies, direct election, 1 term limit, shorter work day, immigration restrictions
which populist leader was heavily involved in congress
jerry simpson
when was jerry simpson relevant
1842
what was jerry simpson known for
mocking people for their fancy stockings while he had no socks to make himself out to be a man of the people
who was the guy who fought for the union and joined the american freed and accepted masons after the war
S.P. Dismoor
what did dismoor do later in his life
join order against monopolies and create a “garden of eden” where cement structures were erected containing populist ideas (e.g. labor crucified)
Which beeg industrialist was from Scotland and did beeg things with beeg steel
andrew carnegie (not carnie. actually, maybe carnie)
what was carnegie’s family situation like?
not well after tech harmed father’s weaving job
why did carnegie purchase his first steel plant
“it was the future” he thought it was a good investment
When was carnegie relevant?
early to mid 1800s
who was the guy carnegie went to because he was a big supplier of c o k e (not coke as in the drug, coke as in processed coal. Get your head out of the gutter)
Henry Clay Frick
What did carnegie do once he realized frick was actually pretty competent albeit kinda annoying
promote the guy until he was directly under carnegie
what was kinda fricked about frick’s attitude toward workers?
he did not negotiate with workers’ unions, which is a big no no
what was the name of the place that had workers unions but carnegie didn’t know that because he just knew the place was a steel mill that just went out of business
Homestead steel works
What did Carnegie steel do once they realized Homestead steel works had a big community around workers’ unions and they just acquired it
make an entire policy stating the company would not recognize unions
why did the workers of the homestead steel works mill revolt against carnegie steel
frick was pushing the workers to work more for less far too much
What did carnegie steel do about all the striking workers from homestead steel works
dismiss them and then send pinkertons after them
when did the homestead steel works workers eventually relinquish their hold on the steel mill
the government called the local militia, also it was nearing fall, the big time to prepare for winter
what unfortunate event befell frick because he was such an unlikable guy
he got shot and stabbed by a radical socialist. granted he did beat the attempted murderer within an inch of his life before his death so that’s kinda cool though. And he survived so that’s even cooler.
what fate eventually befell frick that wasn’t murder
he was dismissed from Carnegie steel.
What would carnegie eventually do with carnegie steel
sold it to jp morgan and became the richest in the friggin world (well, at least america) for a short while
who was the cofounder and eventual president of the central pacific railroad. also the governor of california in the mid 1800s
leland stanford
what were the notable things about central pacific railroad
partner of the transcontinental railroad that utilized steel rails similarly to vanderbilt
what made leland stanford significant?
he actually wasn’t a corrupt guy
who was the leader of the big four
leland stanford
who was the environmentalist that created the great northern railway
James J Hill
what was significant about the great northern railway
never declared bankrupt despite never receiving government subsidy
where did Hill’s trains run to and from with the great northern railway
Minnesota to washington
which industrialist was the big railroad man
vanderbilt
what was significant about vanderbilt?
ready to abandon everything to pick up an opportunity
which ventures did vanderbilt invest in
boats as transport and then trains as transport (goods/people). also french fries because he’d offer free transport and let them buy french fries. He literally built himself an empire on french fries. what a G
when was vanderbilt relevant?
idk he lived like 80 years which is a long time so just know 1850 he made his big transportation company
what did vanderbilt make the most money off of
other transportation people literally gave him money to make him stop working. He made money off of doing nothing because him doing something was driving them out of business.
who was the oily man
rockefeller
what was the name of the oil company rockefeller made
standard oil company. this is a really boring name literally why this
what did congress have to say about rockefeller’s standard oil company
hey wait don’t unite the entirety of the oil business under one company man come on
what was the name of the act which made rockefeller dissolve his oil company
Sherman antitrust act
what kinda guy was rockefeller
super chill guy, would literally give out large sums of money to children so they could get themselves some treats.
which industrialist was the son of a wealthy banker and the creator of many large corporations like US Steel
j p morgan
what was the social idea justifying the riches of the rising industrial giants
gospel of wealth
who was a meat processor in post civil war america
gustavus swift
which region of the us took industrialization awhile to start up and take hold
the south
which artist tried to create an idealized “woman” of the industrial age (idk this sounds stupid and why is woman in quotations. these questions are from the matching paper he gave us)
charles gibson
what was the site of a large labor uprising that resulted in a number of deaths
haymarket square
which jewish immigrant was responsible for establishing a powerful labor union
samuel gompers
who was the founder of the american foundation of labor
samuel gompers
why was samuel gompers against immigration into america
it “lowered the value of labor”.
