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apush ch 23

the gilded age

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tammany hall: a democratic political machine in NY bribed people to vote for democrats, stole tax moeny from state of NY
William "Boss" Tweed head of tammany hall
election of 1868 republicans- grant, hoped to continue reconstruction policy democrats- wanted military out of the south grant won(2 termzzz)
whiskey ring government officials stole excise tax revenue
credit mobilier scandal the union pacific railroad paid off gov't officials to allow illegal activities
panic of 1873 many people took out too many loans they couldnt pay back
"cheap money" supporters wanted gov't to issue more greenbacks
"hard money" gov't greenbacks taken away so that value increased
resumption act of 1875 hard money supporters won, gov't decided to take away some greenbacks so that money value increased
election of 1876 republicans- Hayes democrats- samuel tilden congress determined winner
compromise of 1877 dems agree to make hayes president, Hayes promises to end military reconstructoin and give money for a southern transcontinental railroad
the jim crow south white redeemers pass laws to return southern aristocracy, blacks cant vote, lynchings common
crop-lien and sharecropping keep blacks in permanent debt (jim crow south)
election of 1880 repubs-garfield (wins but shot a few months after so chestur a arthur takes over) dems-winfield s hancock
chinese exclusion act (1882) prohibited all imigration from china until 1943
pendleton act (1883) basically ended spoils system, established commission that would choose people for some gov't jobs
election of 1884 grover cleveland wins and becomes 1st dem prez since b4 civil war repub Blain lost b/c of repub clergy man who said that the democrats were all about the "RUM ROMANISM AND REBELLION"
mugwumps republicans that fled to cleveland "hollier than thou"
election of 1888 dems- cleveland repubs- harrison (wins)
mckinley tarriff raises tarriff rates helping business, harming farmers
election of 1892 dems- grover cleveland
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