Period 6: 1865-1898 Flashcards

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1
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Munn v Illinois

A

1877
if interest of public good, then states can regulate prices reasonably

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Compromise of 1877

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1877
Hayes becomes president, troops withdraw from South

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Hall v DeCuir

A

1878
allowed segregation

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Bland-Allison Act

A

1878
coined limited number of silver

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Treaty of 1878

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1878
get rights to Pago- Pago, Samoa

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6
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Electric light

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invented 1879
Thomas Edison

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Knights of Labor goes public

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1879
President Powderly
no strike stand
both skilled and unskilled
too diverse

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Dust Bowl

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begins 1880

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Election of 1880

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Garfield (Rep) defeats Hancock (Dem)
Garfield dies - VP Chester Arthur becomes President

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10
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Tuskegee Institute

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founded 1881

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11
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A Century of Dishonor

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1881
written by Helen Hunt

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12
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Chinese Exclusion Act

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1882

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13
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European Restriction Act

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1882

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14
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Brooklyn Bridge completed

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1883

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15
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Civil Rights Cases

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1883
allowed individual discrimination

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16
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Jim Crow laws

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more passed 1883

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17
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Election of 1884

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Cleveland (Dem) defeats Blaine (Rep)

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18
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The American Federation of Labor

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1886 founded by Gompers
for skilled only (no women/blacks)
dealt only with labor
used strikes

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Interstate Commerce Act

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1886
regulated RR and private business

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20
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Haymarket Incident

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1886
peaceful turned violent
people think unions are radical

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21
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Interstate Commerce Commission

A

1887
forbid long haul / short haul practices

22
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American Protective Association

A

1887
Anti-Catholic

23
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Dawes Severalty Act

A

1887
government break up land individually
break up farms
failed

24
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Election of 1888

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Harrison (Rep) defeats Cleveland (Dem)

25
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Hull House

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1889 founded by Jane Addams

26
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Berlin Conference

A

1889
US, Britain, Germany agree to joint protection of Samoa - doesn’t work

27
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1st Pan American Conference

A

1889
trade agreement

28
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Bering Sea Controversey

A

1889
over seals

29
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North American Women’s Suffrage Association

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founded 1890

30
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Sherman Antitrust Act

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1890
“Trusts in restraint of trade are illegal”

31
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Wounded Knee

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1890
Indians revolt to outlawing the sacred ghost dance
Last Indian war

32
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act

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1890
govt buts silver but doesn’t coin
curb inflation

33
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McKinley Tariff Act

A

1890
raises tariffs

34
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The Homestead Strike

A

1892
at Carnegie Steel
Pinkerton guards ad troops put down strike

35
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Miners strike

A

1892
Idaho

36
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General Electric Company

A

formed 1892

37
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Populist Omaha Platform

A

1892
8hr work day
nationalization of RR
inflation
coinage of silver
anti-rich capitalist
decrease tariff

38
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Election of 1892

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Cleveland (Rep) defeats Harrison (Dem) and Weaver (Populist)

39
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Depression of 1893

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1893

40
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act repealed

A

1893
devalued gold

41
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Pullman Strike

A

1894
Pullman Co. controls prices but fires workers - American Railway Union strikes

42
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Coxey’s Army marches on Washington

A

1894
for unemployment relief

43
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US v EC Knight Company

A

1895
difference between manufacturing and commerce
manufacturing doesn’t fall under anti-Trust Act

44
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Pollack v Farmer’s Loan and Trust Co.

A

1995
income tax is unconstitutional

45
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In reDebs

A

1895
strikes are a restraint of trade under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

46
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Atlanta Compromise

A

1895
Booker T Washington
booth races must accept and help each other
blacks have to earn rights

47
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Plessy v Ferguson

A

1896
“Separate but Equal”

48
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Election of 1896

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McKinley (Rep) defeats Bryan (Dem)

49
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Cross of Gold Speech

A

1896
William Jennings Bryan

50
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Dingley Tariff

A

1897
raises tax on duties