guided age 1877-1897

Question 1

what did Garfields do 1881

Answer 1

removed corruption Conklin officer of the New York customs

Question 2

what were Arthurs policies 1881-1884

Answer 2

1882 Chinese exclusion act

1883 Pendleton act- gov jobs given out on terms of merit and tests based application

Question 3

what were Cleveland policies 1885-1889

Answer 3

1887 Dawes act- broke up reservations and gave natives a plot of land

Question 4

what were Harrisons policies 1889-1893

Answer 4

1890 sherman anti trust act

1890 Sherman silver purchase act

Question 5

what happened under Cleveland 2nd presidency 1893-1997

Answer 5

1896 plessy vs Ferguson= made segregation along as equal

Question 6

reasons for economic growth

Answer 6

AVAILABILITY OF LAND= due to the transcontinental railroad 1869 and westward expansion there was now more land and resources available to build factors
POPULATION GROWTH= by 1890 over 10 million immigrant, 46% of workers were immigrants
ROBBER BARONS= big business men dominated inducts and along with maize fair these men were allowed to work how they wanted and grow economy