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also known as the Civil Service Act. Created a bipartisan civil service comission to administer competitive exams for most federal jobs. Passed in reactino to the assissination of President Garfield to start reform. |
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| An act that raised tariffs so high that they threatened to cut off manufactured imports. Caused Ohio Senator William McKinely to be voted out of office in the next election. |
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| taxes on imported goods used to shield small companies from foreign competition. Results were ongoing conflicts between democrats and republicans, as well as the birth of many new political parties and groups. |
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| inaugurated a limited form of silver |
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| Interstate Commerce of Commission |
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| federal agency that regulated commerce across state boundaries. Actually had little importance, but was a key part in the rights to oversee private corporations. |
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outlawed restraint of commerce. Benjamin Harrison approved of it. |
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| agrarian revolt of farmers against heavy mortgages, widespread poverty and railroad rates. Blamed troubles on manufacturers who were exempt from taxes, and wealthy financers who could hold off their debt. Drew supporters from both parties, mobilized minorities. Platform of 1892 promised to return the government to the hands of the “plain people”. Their national convention met on Independence Day in Nebraska in 1892. |
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| Was a group of reform delegates and wanted a new convention and a new presidential ticket. (didn’t approve of women’s suffrage) |
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| Sharecropping and credit. Harvests were never enough money for farmers, and these farmers were left in debt. They were able to put up a “lien” on a crop, and that gave a shopkeeper first claim on that crop until debt was paid. |
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| Regulating rates of the Grangers that charged by railroads, grain elevator operators, and other intermediaries. Caused 8 court cases. The Grangers was formed to uplift the lives of farmers with rough, bleak lives. |
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| Formed in Texas in 1875 when members pooled money to own enterprises for buying and selling, milling and storing, and banking and manufacturing. |
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| In 1890, numerous southern states were taking away black’s vote to right. They had to pay a tax to vote and also had to pass a literary exam, which eliminated many people. Also, whites of the lower classes were included in this illiterate and poor group who could not vote because of disfranchisement. |
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| Occurred four days after the World’s Columbian Exposition. Downturns in one sector of the economy would quickly affect others. Child labor rose. The cause was the overexpanding of the economy. Federal government took no action to relieve the depression, resulting in Coxey’s Army. |
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| Silverites campaigned for free coinage of silver. This meant the treasury would freely mint all silver presented to it, independent of other nations. it would cause the supply of money and prices to increase. Supposedly would help the economy revive from the depression of 1893. it was actually a symbolic protest of religion and class between farmers in debt and industrialists and financers. |
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| lobbied the White House and Congress, after which foreign policy was made. Theories Þ navy Þ America has the potential to become a large imperial power. Missionaries recruited supports and encouraged western civilization. |
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| missionary’s way of introducing western style of life and religion to the “darker” races of the world. Opposed outright political and military intervention. |
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| favored expansion of foreign trade and businesses but didn’t find it necessary to acquire colonies in other countries. Were overruled by the dreams of an American-style empire. |
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| was the open door notes, Secretary of State Hay asked the imperial powers of the world to keep an open mind about free trading with other nations. announced it as an international policy. When Boxer’s Rebellion broke out, he issued a 2nd one, asking foreign imperial powers to have respect for China’s territorial and administrative integrity. Assumed to be America’s desire to keep stability and trade in Asia. Set precedent to keep open closed markets and keep open markets other countries had yet to close |
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| competition for imperialistic rue in other countries (colonies). Europe took over the Niger and Congo Basin. Inspired Americans to have the same style of conquest and possession |
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Republicans who wouldn't vote along party lines in the election of 1884. |
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