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Gilded Age Politics: Corruption, Compromise, and Controversy

Explore the tumultuous politics of the Gilded Age post-Civil War, marked by corruption, immigration impact, key figures like Boss Tweed, and pivotal events such as the disputed 1876 election. From the Whiskey Ring scandal to the Hayes-Tilden standoff, delve into significant acts and movements shaping the era with GAR, Chinese Exclusion Act, and reforms like the Pendleton Civil Service Act.

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Gilded Age Politics: Corruption, Compromise, and Controversy

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  1. Election of 1872 • Horace Greeley vs. US Grant

  2. Chapter 24 Politics in the Gilded Age

  3. After Civil war immigration increases • Corruption because of immigration • Jim Fisk, Jay Gould (Gold) • Boss Tweed • Credit mobiler (rail company) • large contracts for little work • Whiskey Ring

  4. Election of 1876 Hayes-Tilden Hayes needs 185- gets 184 several states disputed Compromise of 1877 Plessy v. Ferguson Chinese Exclusion act (1882) Garfield (standoff between mugwumps/ half-breeds): Arthur appointed

  5. Demands for inflation • Panic of 1873 • Greenbacks • Crime of 73 • Bland-Allison Act

  6. Politics of the Gilded Age • Major issues of the day: • Religion, public school, Immigration, GAR (Grand Army of the Republic)_

  7. Garfield takes over 1880 • Garfield • Half breeds/ stalwarts • Charles Guiteau • Chester Arthur appointed all the way up • Pendleton civil service act

  8. Dawes Act • Interstate Commerce Act • Crop lien system, share-cropping

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