Presidents from 1877-93: Harrison (1889-93) Flashcards
What did Harrison focus his whole campaign on?
A high protective tariff for businesses
Which section of society did Harrison have a lot of support from? Why?
Grand Army of the Republic, who represented Civil War Veterans
Why did Civil War Veterans support Harrison?
He promised them pensions
What was Harrisons form of rewarding his Civil War Veteran supporters with a pension looking like?
The Spoils System
What did Cleveland say he would be engaging in if he gave the Civil War Veterans Pensions?
He believed that would be engaging in corruption
What tariff did the big businesses receive?
The McKinley Tariff
What was the significance of the McKinley Tariff?
It put Tariff levels higher than they had ever been before
What did Harrison reintroduce which the previous 4 Presidents had tried to get rid of?
The Spoils System
What Land Rush begins during Harrisons Presidency? What year?
Oklahoma Land Rush, 1889
How much land was given away in the Oklahoma Land Rush?
2 million acres
How could the Oklahoma Land Rush be seen as an opportunity to see more corruption
Monopolies could have bribed the government which was once again more susceptible to corruption to get large amounts of land
What did the McKinley Tariff raise import taxes to?
Almost 50%
What year was the McKinley Tariff Introduced?
1890
What was there Rising support for in 1890?
Populism
What is Populism?
The idea of wanting to reduce the amount of power that corporations have
Name an Act which was passed under Harrison which helped to reduce corruption and the year it was introduced
1890 Sherman Antitrust Act
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act do?
Prevented monopolies from being able to be made
What was an act implemented in Harrisons Presidency which helped farmers?
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
How did the Sherman Silver Purchase Act help farmers?
It made it so that the USA could buy 4.5 million ounces of silver a month, which resulted in inflation so that farmers could pay their debts of easier.
Name one possible disadvantage with the Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Inflation rose which could have made the ability to live for other Americans more difficult and also farmers would be more inclined to increase the prices of their products to adjust for inflation and to not get debts again
