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Gilded Age
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gilded Age (1865-1890) | An era full of corruption, Efforts to clean up the corruption (people saw the corruption), Neither political party dominated (equal number of republicans & democrats) |
| Democrats | South |
| Republicans | North |
| Agreements made by Republicans: | 1. An emphasis on big business & commerce (engine that drove society-not farming) 2. High tariff, tax on imported goods to protect American companies from foreign competition 3. Moral authority, government promote morality (ban drinking & prostitution) |
| Groups of people who were Republicans: | 1.Union Civil War Veterans 2. Black Americans 3. Business Men 4. Professionals 5. Protestants |
| Democrats agreed on: | 1. Wanted low tariff - cheap & easy for products to come in, the more foreign competition, the lower prices 2. White Supremacy 3. States should have the most of the power; answer to the people. |
| Who joined the Democratic party: | 1. Southern Whites 2. Workers - the common man 3. Immigrants - usually blue collar 4. Roman Catholic - usually poor |
| Why did 3rd parties develop? | Dealt with issues Republicans & Democrats didn't want to talk about, talked about issues before anyone else did. |
| 3rd Political Party | Mugwumps (were tired of the corruption in the government). |
| Grangers | Helped Farmers |
| Greenbackers | Wanted to put money into circulation. |
| Types of political corruption | 1. The machine: small group of men who controlled each party, made the decisions 2. Straight ticket voting: have to vote for either all dems or all repubs, could not split vote. 3. Spoils system: reoccuring political supporters with government jobs. |
| Republican Factions | Were at war with itself. 1. Half Breeds - led by James Blaine 2. Stalwarts - led by Roscoe Conkling Both hate eachother. If you wanted to be a political leader you had to have both groups support you. |
| Civil Service Reform | Providing government with job protection. |
| Rutherford Hayes (1877-1881) | Good direct man, fought in the civil war; did not like the spoils system -wanted civil service reform- did not have a list of political power; 1st president to talk about the issue |
| James Garfield (1881) | Republican, good decent man from Ohio. Fought in the civil war and was also a preacher. Did not like being president -favored civil serivce reform. Was shot and later died of an infection from the bulllet wound. |
| Chester Arthur (1881-1885) | Finished Garfield's term. He was corrupt but straightened up when he became president. Worked with congress to pass the Pendleton Act - began the process of ending the spoils system. |
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