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1. Chapter 5 A New Spirit of Reform
1872-1897
2. The Gilded Age The American worker hidden under the powerful few
Reform, or change needed were the industries corrupt?
3. Railroad Credit Scandal Union Pacific buys credit company
Gives contracts from government to Union Pacific
Overpaid 50 million stocks look good?
Led to investigation
4. President Grant Corruption
Railroad credit scandal
Cheated American Indians
Illegal payments from whiskey companies to avoid paying taxes.
People were making millions off the government
5. Political Corruption
.. Helped immigrates for votes
Boss Tweed newspaper bribe
Mugwumps replace Spoil system
Civil Servants qualified workers
6. Election of 1884-Cleveland wins Political parties - different view points
Civil servants
Interstate Commerce Act
Forced Railroad crossing state lines to charge customers the same fees for the same service.
7. Reform was also needed with American workers Labor Unions established:
Strikers stop working to get better pay or conditions
Two groups formed
AFL
Nobel Order of Knights
8. Two Different Unions: AFL : American Federation of Labor
-Skilled workers
-peaceful bargaining (talks) Knights of Labor
Open to all workers
Improve pay and work conditions
Strikes and boycotts
Ends with a bomb