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U.S. History Unit 3 Quiz 1 Review

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The Sherman Antitrust Act
broke up harmful monopolies
Compromise of 1877
Compromise that enables Hayes to take office in return for the end of Reconstruction. Sometimes referred to as the Great Betrayal.
Immigration Law of 1882
allowed custom officials to turn away people deemed "undesirable" who were attempting to move to America.
Fifteenth Amendment
guaranteed voting rights regardless of race or previous condition of servitude
Pendleton Civil Service Act
President Chester Arthur helped pass the ____ ending patronage.
The Chinese Exclusion
The 1882 prevented immigration from China.
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
Required the government to purchase an additional 4.5 million ounces of silver bullion each month for use as currency. Encouraged bimetallism.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
____ increased awareness of poor working conditions.
Grover Cleveland
____ served two nonconsecutive terms as President.
Booker T. Washington
_____ sought economic stability for African Americans in order to secure civil rights.
Anarchism
___ values the individual as the highest authority.
The Interstate Commerce Commison
regulates trade between the states.
W. E. B. Du Bois
fought for African American rights. Helped to found Niagra Movement in 1905 to fight for and establish equal rights. This movement later led to the establishment of the NAACP
Benjamin Harrison
23rd President; Republican, poor leader, introduced the McKinley Tariff and increased federal spending to a billion dollars
James Garfield
was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau
Tammany Hall
a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
Gilded Age
A name for the late 1800s, coined by Mark Twain to describe the tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age and the ostentatious lifestyles it allowed the very rich. The great industrial success of the U.S. and the fabulous lifestyles of the wealthy hid the many social problems of the time, including a high poverty rate, a high crime rate, and corruption in the government.
Samuel Tilden
Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency in the disputed election of 1876, the most controversial American election of the 19th century. A political reformer, he was a Bourbon Democrat who worked closely with the New York City business community, led the fight against the corruption of Tammany Hall, and fought to keep taxes low
the long depression
Ulysses S. Grant was blamed for a period of economic stagnation that lasted from 1873-1879. It was a worldwide phenomenon reflecting the increasingly globalized economy of the Victorian Era.
patronage
Hayes took action to protect ethical politicians and create standards for political service; including, a civil service test for those seeking a job in government by ending
Stalwarts
A faction of the Republican party in the ends of the 1800s Supported the political machine and patronage. Conservatives who hated civil service reform.
Blanche K. Bruce
An American politician. Bruce represented Mississippi as a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first black to serve a full term in the Senate.
Chester A. Arthur
passed the Pendleton civil service Act
Pullman Strike
in Chicago, Pullman cut wages but refused to lower rents in the "company town", Eugene Debs had American Railway Union refuse to use Pullman cars, Debs thrown in jail after being sued, strike achieved nothing
Haymarket Riot
1886 labor-related protest in Chicago which ended in deadly violence
Fiat Currency
Legal tender, especially paper currency, authorized by a government but not based on a gold standard or silver standard
Mugwumps
A group of renegade Republicans who supported 1884 Democratic presidential nominee Grover Cleveland instead of their party's nominee, James G. Blaine.
Presidential Succession Act of 1886
This act determined that if both the President of the United States and the Vice President both died or if they were both disqualified, there would be a line of succession. The line started with first the president pro tempore, secretary of state, secretary of treasury, secretary of defense, and continued.
Organized Labor
workers coming together to try to improve working conditions
High Tariffs
Made it difficult for southern farmers to get equipment and supplies
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