Unit 6

Was President Ulysses S Grant really corrupt?

No, it was his appointees in his cabinet

Credit-Mobilier Scandal

a scandal that formed when a group of union pacific railroad insiders formed the credit mobilier construction company and then hired themselves to build the railroad with inflated wages. they bribed several congressmen and the vice president to keep the scandal from going public.

1872 election

Grant won, Horace lost

Crash of ‘73

4 year economic depression that was caused by over speculation on railroads and western lands. Was the first time there was an income tax. Gov. went back to the gold standard due to it being expensive to make silver and paper money.

election of 1876

Hayes(185) v. Tiden(184)

reconstruction ends. Recount is done and both sides claim victory in all 3 states leading to the compromise of 1877

Compromise of 1877

Southern leaders (democrats) offer to give all 3 states votes to republicans. Hayes agrees w/ the deal and becomes president.

African Americans are in danger due to their not being any troops to protect them from the KKK.

Post-reconstruction in the south

Not many African Americans would vote due to the literacy test being very hard to pass. Grandfather clause, poll taxes and Jim-Crows social laws arised

Grandfather clause

If your grandfather couldn’t vote, neither could you

poll taxes

small tax to vote, African American couldn’t afford to vote

Jim Crow’s social laws

Segregation between white and black. Separate facilities, funding was unequal. “codes of behavior” were implemented on African Americans, not able to make eye contact with a White person and not be allowed to look at any woman. Lead to rumors of rape. Whites and Black had separate train cars and areas in stores.

Depression of 1873

Economic depression. the poor class lose their homes and jobs, protesting like in the Great Railroad Strike

Great Railroad Strike

labor wages kept getting cut, so a labor uprising began, protesting for better wages. Railroad companies asked gov. to send out the national guard, which put a stop to the protesting.

Chinese Exclusion Act 1882

As immigration increased, factory owners liked the new Chinese immigrants because they could make the wages super cheap because they were desperate for money.

Garfield Presidency

From ohio,had great potential, but got shot by Charles Guiteau because he was rejected from being on his campaign. Half-breeds end up winning the next election.

Arthur’s presidency

focused on civil service reform, signing the Pendleton Act to end the spoils system, Chinese Exclusion Act

Election of 1884

Cleveland v. Blaine

Blaine exposed Cleveland for having a baby with a woman he wasn’t married to in hopes of receiving more votes. ( didn’t work)

Mugwumps, republicans, thought Blaine was too conservative and corrupt so the switched to voting for democrat Cleveland

Mugwumps

Reform minded republicans who thought Blaine was too conservative and corrupt