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gilding

hammering gold into something that's rotted and garbage

who cointed the term gilding

mark Twain

what were the biggest things messing up society in the gilded age

corruption big businesses Political machines Lobbyists

what were Political machines

Made up by political parties gave no say in senators or leaders they dictated them

which parties were known as political machines

democrats and republicans

what permissions were big businesses given

Having more of a say in gov than they should cuz they're bringing in all the money gov: "We want ur money and taxes so we're going to give u stuff"

Lobbyists

people hired by private groups to influence government decision makers Buying your way into offices and stuff with bribery

William Tweed (Boss Tweed)

ran NYC tammany hall guy congressman 3rd largest landowner in NYC Stole 30-200 million $

Tammany Hall

Political machine in NY by Boss Tweed.

how did Tammany hall work

"i take care of u u take care of me. Or i call the small." If you worked for them you money is cut from paying the midgets to paying off politicians

Gold Standard

we couldt control gold value during civil war so the independent treasury act was passed

independent treasury act

money/coins equal to the value of an amount of gold

what system do we use up until 1973

basket currency If our currency goes down others country goes down too

System Collapse

whole world goes down

Ulysses S. Grant

war hero Party man Serves 2 terms as a republican, scandalous guy but no one cares cuz hes a hero the Economy tanks with him

what was completed during his serve

transcontinental railroad

Transcontinental Railroad

Completed in Promontory point, Utah Brigham young vs grant

credit mobilier scheme

Brigham said no to shady stuff and projectwent to promontory point

Rutherford Hayes

Part of the compromise of 1877 where reconstruction ends.

conservative

only spends money on the us

Stabilized Civil service reform and Currency

Served 1 term

James A Garfield

served less than a year went after congressional corruption If president gets too crazy they want to kill him so thats what they did

Charles Guiteau

Anarchist, french, unemployed Bitter an pissed

what did guiteau do???

Kills garfield president was gotten rid of quickly so he'd have no chance for fair trial

What motivated him to do murder????????

Congress. Easy solution to stop garfield from taking their money No fair trial takes suspision off of congress

Chester A Arthur

gay Swishy pants Subjective cux nobody was supposed to be homo Already rich on his own

how did Arthur get presidency?

he VP that got promoted to president but didnt really want it also didnt want to live in white house so he renovated it (queen)

what was he kinda invloved in during his term?

Lead US out of the gilded age they pass Pendleton act

pendleton act

garfield didnt have alot to do with it but it happens in his time -Establishes civil service -Removes political favoritism (You have to be qualified for a job, cant just get it)

what is the people looking for in a presdient now

a democrat they find Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland

removing political favoritism Focuses on big businesses Favors manufacturing Opposes farming and consumer rights serves one term L

Benjamin harrison

1 term Focuses on open door policy and monroe doctrine Businesses shrink so he starts losing support

what happens after harrison loses support

They take back grover cleveland He attacks unions and labor Goes backwards

what part of the country were natives forced into?

the plain region in the center of the country

what do tribes do in response to the forced move?

they come together to fight for their common cause

who starts the idea to fight the white man?

chief little crow

chief little crow

Part of sioux tribe- King of the Hill He kills over 1k settlers because they are who is trying to take their land Many other tribes do not join bc the sioux r so aggressive

what does the us decide to do with the tribes?

decides to plot them against each other To take down an enemy the tribes worked together and were armed but then turned against one another

who introduces the reservations system?

Grant

benign neglect

grant's policy on the reservations not fed no arms nothing

communal system

individuals in a community share responsibilities and resources equally

communal system outcome (??)

When u get sick i get sick she gets sick we all get sick

what "medicine" was introduced to the natives?

Cod Liver Oil

how was the cod liver oil made?

Pulverized and produced as a medication to "help" natives water and alcohol added

what do they do with the alcohol after a while?

20 cod liver/30 water/50 alc As time goes on the natives become reliant on it bc of the alcohol

what happened when the number of natives got too big?

they thinned out the numbers gave natives smallpox blankets to kill some of them off

BUFFALO!!!!!!! (new focus)

yes!! natives used them for lots of stuff

what did natives use buffalo for?

food, clothes, fuel

Buffalo soldier

an African American soldier serving in the western United States after the Civil War Kill buffalo to discourage them from going on

what else was buffalo used for?

bones: turn them into tools knives and stuff tendons: they could make bow strings Horns and hooves :used for glue poop discs: energy source fur- coats tongue- comida

why did people think buffalos vanished?

they were gay and couldnt procreate

dawes act

by senator henry dawes said if natives adopted the ways of white people and stoped following their culture then they could be assimilated into American society

what did the act do to the land and the families

Act broke up land and gave natives and their families small areas of land for farming Was against native belief that no one owned land

what happened to native children?

Native children were sent to schools to make them more american by cutting hair and teaching sports

what connection did the whites make to native culture?

Tribe-> reservation-> individual land ownership-> tribe

how long were the natives not allowed to live together? why not????????

60 years they cannot live together If they did it was categorized as tribal and they were removed

what act allows tribal ownership back?

Indian removal act of 1934

what happened to all the natives land?

they started with 138 million acres 90 million was taken by the US they were left with 48 million

what happened to native kids names?

Before school they had to pick a christian name and cut their hair If they didn't pick a name they picked from the bible or something

what did the government try to do with the schools?

tried to prove they could change natives Actually wanted to pit the 160 tribes against each other

Carlisle school PA

created bc they thought everyone would hate each other Dumped natives at this school to "reform and educate"

what happened with the native students instead?

Natives actually bonded together because the common enemy was the white man Kicked ass in sports Excelled academically, graduated and became successful lawyers and pharmacists

why was carlile shut down?

when they started beating white schools at sports Only 1 good thing came out of it

how many miles of railroad lines were there by the 1900s?

193,000 miles

how many years did it take for the railroads to double?

every 15 years

why didnt grant give af about finances?

they were severely low and recovering from the war

Economic Panic of 1873

The grange began to decline in popularity and they were in debt

what were stockholders like during the panic?

did not care about anything but their money Only cared about dividends and making money

what did workers of railroad companies have to take because of the crisis?

they had to take pay cuts the first cut was not a lot so its was ok

what was the second pay cut for?

to provide dividends for stockholders

what happened if the workers didnt take the cuts?

they would be booted and immigrants would take their place

what happened during the third cut?

rent was raised (doubled it )

what did the workers do in response?

became officially pissed off. went on strike

how many workers participated?

80,000

what did the railroad companies do in response?

locked workers out of the premises and evicted them from their homes on the work property

what do workers slay in response?

All railroads shut down Workers damage property Owners call governor

what happened when the militia came in?

tried to force people to go back to work workers fought the militia

what were the casualties of the fights?

100 dead $10M work of damage

what happenes when the governor and president hayes step in?

Federal troops step in and workers have no choice but to concede Government takes the side of the pockets bc they make the money lolz