Gilded Age

Gilding

Making something appear more valuable than it is

Stalwarts

Faction led by Conkling supporting Grant and the spoils system

Half-breeds

Faction led by Blaine, partly loyal to Grant and reforming the spoils system

Civil Service Reform

Merit-based system for public employees

Bland-Allison Act

Allowed limited expansion of silver through government purchases

Mugwumps

Republicans who bolted due to corruption, focused on civil service reform

Sherman Antitrust Act

Passed under Arthur to combat monopolies

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

Required the government to purchase silver

Granger Movement

Aimed to regulate railroad and warehouse rates

Populists

Movement to relieve farmer misfortunes, led to the Ocala Platform

Panic of 1893

Economic depression leading to bankruptcies and job losses

Wilson-Gorman Act

Raised tariffs and introduced a progressive income tax

Gold Standard Act

Established gold as the only standard for redeeming paper money

Front Porch Campaign

Campaign strategy where the candidate stays at home

Leon Czolgosz

Anarchist who assassinated President McKinley at the Pan-American Expo