gilded age

Boss Tweed

corrupt politicians during gilded age

political machine

controlled the actives of a political party in city

graft

taking bribes in return for votes

spoils system

civil service jobs were in high demand. Donating to a presidents campaign to source give job

patronage

giving jobs and favors to those who helped a candidate get elected

Pendieton civil service act

created a merit-based system for gov jobs

president garfield

got assassinated due to refusing job placement of charles guiteau

assassination

killing someone

morrill land-grant act

gave state gov millions of acres of western lands so states could get money for “land grants”

land speculator

people who bought up large areas of land hope to sell later for money

homestead act

160 acres for a small fee only if had certain conditions

exoduster

a group of southern blacks on amass exodus

battle of little bighorn

troops forced most of the Sioux back to reservations. crazy house was killed after sourendering

wounded knee massacre

the last major episode of violence in the Indians war

assimilation

the process in which one society becomes a part of another, more dominated society by adapting its culture

the ghost dance

a ritual in which people held hands and rolled in a circle