CHP: 23 - Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age VIDEO

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to Chapter 23, focusing on the political issues and developments during the Gilded Age from 1869 to 1896.

Gilded Age

A term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Civil War era in America characterized by political corruption and extravagant wealth.

Political Paralysis

A state where no significant political progress is made due to party infighting and widespread corruption.

Ulysses S. Grant

The Union general during the Civil War who later became the 18th President of the United States and is noted for his incompetent presidency marred by scandal.

Tweed Ring

A group of corrupt politicians led by Boss Tweed, who exploited New York City through graft and bribery.

Credit Mobilier Scandal

An 1872 scandal involving railroad construction kickbacks that implicated prominent politicians, revealing corruption within the Grant administration.

Greenbacks

Paper currency issued by the U.S. during the Civil War that was initially not backed by gold, leading to debates over monetary policy.

Resumption Act of 1875

Legislation that pledged the government to further withdrawal of greenbacks from circulation and to redeem paper currency in gold.

Compromise of 1877

An agreement that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election by allowing Rutherford B. Hayes to become president in exchange for withdrawing federal troops from the South.

Jim Crow Laws

State laws enacted in the South that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised black voters after Reconstruction.

Plessy v. Ferguson

An 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the