2. In the late 19th century‚ those political candidates who campaigned by ‘waiving the bloody shirt’ were reminding voters of the treasonous Confederate Democrats during the Civil War. 3. A weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed‚ leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring‚ in jail was the cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast. 4. The Credit Mobilier scandal involved railroad construction kickbacks involving the Union Pacific Railroad. 5. One cause of the Panic of 1873 was
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CHAPTER 23 Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age‚ 1869–1896 PART I: Reviewing the Chapter A. Checklist of Learning Objectives After mastering this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Describe the political corruption of the Grant administration and the mostly unsuccessful efforts to reform politics in the Gilded Age. 2. Describe the economic crisis of the 1870s‚ and explain the growing conflict between hard-money and soft-money advocates. 3. Explain the intense political partisanship
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The Progressive Era was a time that began with realization and frustration by society‚ and resulted in activism and reform. Progressivism‚ in its inception‚ was strictly a social movement‚ but soon grew into an all-encompassing philosophy. Many different people from many different backgrounds added fuel to the fire that was progressivism. It’s accurate to say that local level reforms and the idea of power to the people were large aspects of the movement. But looking closely at the idea of progressivism
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1.) The ideology of manifest destiny in regards to the western frontier implied the "American" citizens were meant to expand West. It was believed the entire continent was meant to be conquered and inhabited by the people European decent who had‚ until the late 19th Century‚ remained near the East coast. The expansion and habitation was "meant" to occur as divine providence. The rights and freedoms of the indigenous people were not high on the list of priorities of the expansion. Perhaps no
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Gangs of New York: Who’s A True American? “You can hire half the poor to kill the other half.” Boss Tweed spoke these words in reference to the Draft Riots. It shows that you can easily turn the poor against each other‚ if you bring money into the situation. Gangs of New York is about the separation of the Irish and the Natives‚ which eventually led into larger conflicts. In this film there are two important characters‚ Amsterdam Vallon and Boyle McGloin‚ who were both Irishmen in the Five Points
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later Amsterdam returns to New York as an adult‚ and the natives are still present in New York. Former members of the dead rabbits have joined the Natives. most notably Jack who is now a police officer. The natives were involved in the “Tweed ring.” William Tweed was a corrupt politician who was in control of the police station close to 5 points. Amsterdam meets a pick pocketer named Jenny‚ who was raised by the butcher. One night he becomes sexually involved with her. The movie shows Irish immigrants
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What Is Freedom? Reconstruction 1865-1877 Four days after the meeting Sherman issued Special Field Order 15: It set aside Sea Island and a large area on the South Carolina and Georgia coasts for the settlement of the black families on 40 acre plots of land. He offered them broken mule too. With Slavery dead‚ which black institution strengthened after the war? a. The free blacks’ church b. The secret slave church c. The back family d. The free blacks’ schools e. ALL OF THE ABOVE- Correct
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and spurred on the creation of stricter safety codes. The political scene of New York was altered greatly as a result of the Triangle Fire. Still dominated by the machine-boss system‚ New York was prime example of graft and corruption of politicians. Tammany Hall still reigned supreme‚ even after the fall of Boss Tweed in the 1870s‚ and it was headed by a man named Charles Murphy. In 1909‚ when workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory went on strike‚ owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris used
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Applied to higher incomes at a higher rate. Initiative – policy allowing voters to introduce new legislation. Jane Addams - social reformer who helped found settlement houses and promoted women’s suffrage James Pendergast - Kansas City political boss who gained political support by providing special services to his African American‚ Irish American‚ and Italian American constituents Muckrakers - Investigative
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HColleen Kelley February 12‚ 2013 AP History Mods 1-2 Document Based Question Essay While the initial stages of big business trace back to pre-Civil War America‚ it was not until the post-Civil War time period that large corporations effected on American society. From Rockefeller to Vanderbilt to Carnegie and all in between‚ these men and their businesses had unprecedented influence on American life. John Rockefeller created the Standard Oil Trust‚ with the intention of his business‚ Standard
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