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Reconstruction: Homoginizing the south into an image of the north
Reconstruction: The process of changing all levels of society in the south to more of a northern mindset. |
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* South Left the government * North made laws that negatively effect the south * Less Farmers * Even after south returns to the government they can't oppose the northern policy |
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Republican reorganization of the economy |
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* Create national bank * fuse government and finance * Promote industry through taiffs * Land grants to railroads * Income taxes and greenbacks-Inflation |
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Ruin of the Southern economy and society |
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* Congress policy of retribution instead of forgiveness * Confed $ and bonds useless * Slaves were freed leaving families destitute with no one to work the land. * White southerners denied right to vote or hold office * Railroads, Locomotives, and homes were destroyed, leaving only the chimneys * |
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* President during the civil war * Felt that the south should be given amnesty and brought back into the union. encouraged several reconciliatory laws Resumption over reconstruction |
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Proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction |
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If southerners took an oath saying that they were loyal to the union all would be forgiven |
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If 10% of the voting population in a community took the oath then the whole community was forgiven and that 10% could be government |
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* Reaction to Liancoln's soft policies * Required oath saying an individual had NEVER supported the south * Needed 50% instead of 10% * 75% fought in the war, math doesn't work * Congress adjourns and Lincoln never signs it "Pocket Veto" * begins conflict between radicals and conservati`ves |
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*Stayed in Congress while TN left the union * 17th president of US * 1865-1869 * Critical of plantation owners * Succession wasn't legal |
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After southern states rejoined the union the republicans wouldn't let they sit. * Rejected Johnson's reconstruction plan * Believes that Only congress can legislate for reconstruction |
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* PA * 1792-1868 * Lawyer and Industrialist * Iron Foundry, got rich off of railroads * Abolitionist, Free the slaves! * Southern States were conquered providences * Believed that Johnson can't be president because he is not from a state. |
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*MA * 1811-1874 * Radical Republican * Abolitionist * Secession means states become territories * Anti southern rhetoric * Whipped with a cane because he upset someone * Punish the south |
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* 1800-1878 * OH * Radical Republican * Co wrote Wade-David Bill * Arm Slave, execute confederate leaders confiscate property * Impeached Johnson |
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* 1866 * NOT Jim Crow laws * Against ALL minorities * created to prevent vagrancy * Prohibited interracial marriage * Led to radical republican legislation because North could chastise the south * Free slaves would follow the army around and this law was to prevent them from using army resources. |
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* Gives republicans power * Made slavery illeagal * Enforces 13th admendment * gets black to vote * Creates school for free blacks * White southerners can't vote *Vetoed by Johnson overturned by congress 1867 |
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Granted citizenship to freedmen Gave them the right to own property and sue in court *Vetoed by Johnson, overturned by congress 1867 |
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Republicans take over 75% of seats in congress South not represented Begins congressional/military reconstruction |
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* Forge a new union * One Branch controls the government * Avenge the union men who died in the war * Punish the south * Remake the south in the north's image * Tyranny of Republican Government |
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* South States except TN removed from union * 10 states divided into military districts subject to martial law * Forced to draw up new constitutions ratifying the 14th admendment...even though we just said they weren't states * Johnson Vetos, congress overrules him, sends troops to enforce law in southern states * Gives control to the republicans in the south |
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* Military reconstruction requires use of army to maintain repub control in the south * 7 Confed states follow 1st recon act and are allowed back in the union * Army presence and fact that white voters can't vote. |
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Tenure of Office Act of 1867 |
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Limited constitutional authority of the president * Said the president could not remove an executive member that had been appointed by a past president without the approval of congress * created because of republican desire to impeach Johnson |
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* Secretary of War * Removed by Johnson in 1868 * Republican "spy" in Cabinet * Abused Military power * Put northern ministers in churches in the south |
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Violates Tenure of Office Act by removing Stanton without congressional approval *35 votes for removal 19 against * 7 repub voted to keep him in office * Lame Duck presidency * 1926 Supreme court rules that the Tenure act is unconstitutional |
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Constitutional Reconstruction |
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* Congress alters Constitution during reconstruction |
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* 1865 13th amendment abolishes slavery * 1866 Congress reduced supreme court justices. limits presidential appointment power * 1870 15th amendment allows all men regardless of race to vote |
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Court case that ruled that it was illegal for a military court to try a citizen when the civilian courts are still operational |
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14th Admendment Controversy |
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Needed 28 states for ratification but 2 states refused to ratify it. Sec o State Seward forced the amendment by congress. This was a congressional abuse of power. |
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1868 Presidential Election |
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Between U.S. Grant and Horatio Seymour Grant wins due to large Union Vet vote. |
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* 1822-1885 * OH * Republican * Civil War hero * 18th President * 1869-1877 * youngest president up to that point |
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Scandals during the Grant Administration |
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* Gould-Fiske Black friday Tried to get a person appointed to the assistant to the treasury for insider information to corner the gold market. * Credit Mobilier Scandal tried to bribe congress with stock in Union Pacific * Crime of '73 * Coinage act of "73 * Panic and long depression * De Monitization of silver * Miners and farmers hurt by policies |
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Grant Vs. Horace Greeley Republican vs. republican Grant and radicals win |
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Carpetbagger: A northern who moved south to take advantage economically and politically
Scalawag: A southerner who was republican after the war |
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* Southern Control of State Governments * 1870-1877 * Resistance to radical Reconstruction |
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* Samuel Tilden vs. Rutherford B Hayes * Tilden was anti reconstruction * Hayes disputes election returns * Tilden wins popular but Hayes wins Electoral |
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* Hayes becomes president without resistance from the south * Troops would leave SC, LA, FL * Southern Democrat appointed to the cabinet * Support for South Industry * Southern Railroad |
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Myths concerning end of slavery |
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Each free slave could get forty acres and a mule. 400,000 acre confiscated along the Atlantic coast. Revoked by Andrew Johnson |
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* 1822-1901 * Mississippi * First Black United States Senator |
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* 1832-1887 * SC * First black member of House of Representatives |
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* 1866-1869 * Nanthan Bedford Forrest 1st grand wizard of KKK |
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1st grand wizard of the KKK |
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Ran against Chamberlain and the election was bloody and mean. Won the election by SC state supreme court saying he won the election. |
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* 1870-1871 * Try to help enforce 14th and 13th * Klan folks faced trial in Federal Court * habeas corpus suspended * Unconstitutional |
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* whites and blacks worked together in south * Cities segregated by class rather than race Usually * little racial violence until 1890 * Economic problems turned blacks into scapgoats * Labor competition * Blacks migrated north |
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* Jim Crow laws * Black Voters would disenfranchised * |
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Segregation was legal as long as it was equal |
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Poll taxes and literacy tests |
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People couldn't vote unless they could pay the tax or pass a nearly impossible reading test. Meant to target black voters |
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* First Black heavyweight boxing champion * Jefferies refuses to fight him depriving him of the chance at the championship * White only world heavyweight championship |
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* Sparked by Johnson's win over Jefferies * Some 'riots' were people celebrating * Police tried to stop them |
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* 1862-1931 * Lynching Opponent * Owned anti segregation newspaper * Southern Horror Lynch Law in all its phases 1897 |
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* 1856-1915 * Black reformer * Established Tuskeegee institute * Up from Slavery: Autobiography * atlanta address and compromise |
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* 1868-1963 * First black PhD * The Souls of Black Folk * "The Talented Tenth" |
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W.E.B Dubois term for 1 in ten black men raising to become leaders of their race. |
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Seeks to unite the black community into one african community |
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Blacks served in the USAForces in both the Spanish american war and WWI. After WWI they expected to be treated better but that did not happen |
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Black Swallow * First black combat piolt * 1894-1961 |
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* 1889-1948 * Pioneer of Harlem Renassaince * If we must die 1919 * Communist |
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*1902-1967 * Communist * poet * a dream defered a raisin in the sun |
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Orginated from brass bands of New orleans * influenced by rag music * became black music * influenced rock n roll |
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* Implies that there was an old south that wasn't as good. |
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coined the phrase "New south * move towards industry and commerce and away from slavery and agriculture |
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A land owner would give a piece of his land to a person in exchange for a portion of the crops. Portions of crops would be exchanged for seeds and tools until there was little or no crops for the share cropper |
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Columbus Ga: A new south city |
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Industry and mills one of the biggest mills in the south bibb industries |
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* Columbus GA * 1847-1906 * Confederate Veteran * Created the southern railway system * Killed in a train accident |
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* 1856-1925 * The American Tabacco Company * Duke Power * Duke Mills * Tobacco pioneer |
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R.J. Reynolds Tabacco Copany * Competition for American Tobacco company * 1850-1918 * |
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Birmingham Al: Sloss Furnances |
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* Steel Industries * Haunted |
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* literary and intellectual movement to reconcile white southern culture * justification of the was and secession * sympathetic to the south |
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Confederate Heritage Groups |
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* maintain the memory of confederate veterans * Maintains confederate monuments |
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* Defense of southern culture against criticism * Focuses on conservative culture of the south * South was the last culture to resist industry and consumerism * advocated conservative, rural, farm culture |
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* 1897-1962 * Nobel Prize * the sound and the fury |
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* 1905-1989 * All the King's Men * Pulitzer Only writer to recieve it |
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* Has roots in upper south and appalachia * Hillbilly music * odd mix of cultures * 1930s Bluegrass is recognized as part of country music |
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Country music * The man * kinda violent |
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* almost pure rubbing alcohol * illegal because it was made in high quantities without paying taxes * created runners which lead to fast cars and NASCAR |
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The father of NASCAR best example of transition from bootlegging to stock car racing |
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pretty cars. started when moonshine runners would go out and race their cars to see who was fastest |
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The West: Perception and Reality |
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* Most diverse place in the nation * gunslingers and outlaws were there but a minority * High mountains, plains, deserts |
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* Minority of people * Wild Bunch - Butch Cassidy - used dynamite, got caught because they had their picture taken * Jesse James - watch deadwood |
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High mountains, Plains and deserts |
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sent out west to determine if the west was able to be settled He said no |
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Republican Western Land Legislation |
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* Railroads * Legislature used to encourage people to move west |
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American Bison or Buffalo |
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* American Indians used all parts of the buffalo * Settlers would not use all of it and hunted them nearly to extinction * 1880 15 million buffalo were almost extinct |
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* started out as a buffalo hunter * created a traveling west show to take back to the "dudes" in the east |
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* 1860-1917 * settlers vs. tribes * army came in to defend and protect the settlers |
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* Minnesota * settlers Vs. Sioux warriors * U.S. wins killing 100 warriors and executes 38 leaders * Largest mass execution in US History |
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* 1866-1868 * Most sucsessful Indian War * gains autonomous control over WY and Dakotas until 1890s |
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* 1890 * Last major battle of the Indian wars * unarmed women and children were killed |
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* MA * Republican * Integrated tribes into US Gov through DAWES COMMISSION created in 1893 |
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* 1870-1880 * Move cattle from ranch to railhead * Once the land was settled no more free ranging for cattle the cowboys no longer had a job |
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* Creates Boom towns * Brought people to the west * Land claims from large mining companies |
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* towns would pop up over night when a strike was found * worst parts of society; crime gambling prostitution |
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* Deep Mining * 500-600 billion * 1860-1870s * Dangerous |
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* 1820-1891 * most profitable mining company * made millions |
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After a strike was mined out the town would leave and be abbandoned |
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Farmers who went west to improve lifestyle houses made out of grass |
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* said the frontier was closed with the settlement of OK * west defined america from the earliest settlement |
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Late 19th century Gold plated unto a less precious metal New rich Help from Republican controlled government Not Laissez Faire (Free Mareket) Robber barons |
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Owned standard Oil Founded Miami Billionaire brings Rail Road to Florida |
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Rail Road tycoon Robber baron |
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Railroad and steamship tycoon Vanderbilt University Biltmore house |
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Railroad Tycoon Used own money No government $ empire builder |
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Transcontinental Railroad |
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Connects east to west 1869 completed began 1859 Factor behind western legislation in 1850s OH-CA |
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Railroads and Impact on America |
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Developed industries like steel, timber, telegraph ‘National’ political, social and economic climate News is practically instantaneous |
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Pullman sleeping cars Can go across the country and not have to sleep in their seat |
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1851-present Created standardized time schedules for RR Invented stock ticker Telegraphing the old text message Helped facilitate railroad travel Millions of telegraph messages |
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Rags to riches Born in Scotland Started in a telegraph company and started to investing Carnegie Steel Cut price of steel from $80 a ton to $8 a ton making steel available to use Invested in the furnace that make steel work Sold company to JP Morgan (became us steel) Gave away a lot of money, pensions for workers |
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Major interest in Carnegie steel He was the brawn and would handle the “dirty work” |
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Johnstown Flood and the Gentlemen’s camp |
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Dam workers didn’t fill the holes in the dam and it broke. 30 foot wall of water took out Johnstown 1000s dead town completely destroyed Frick was responsible for flood, bought off anyone who was going to sue |
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Had purple skin U.S. Steel Class warfare had he a villain Very wealthy |
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Sec of the tres Oversaw roaring 20s Kept fed from controlling the treasury Investments in all major US Industries |
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Standard Oil $300 billion in worth Gave away half of his wealth to health and welfare organizations Many current gas companies originated in standard oil Monopoly Vertical integration: manufacture all components and own the companies that ship |
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Meat packing company Invented assembly line production and refrigerated car delivery $135 mil MA and IL |
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From eastern and central Europe Melting pot doesn’t work with these people. They hold on to their original culture Immigrants were not all very well educated |
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All children born in the United States are citizens of the united states Anchor Babies Women were screened for pregnancy and not allowed in the country |
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Checkpoint for immigrants Many Immigrants turned away Now a Museum |
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Oppostition to new immigration Throughout history there has been opposition to immigration Annual Quotas placed on European immigration Ignored latin American immigration |
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1917-1920 Literacy tests Quotas Only so many allowed in the country 1953 Mccarran and walter act screens for communists 1965 Equality act relaxes quotas 1986 After amnesty was given they then said to lock down on immigration |
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Arrived in US around 1820 Mostly men 1685 men to 1 woman during this era Came to escape political Gold rush Did not want to assimilate California passed a Tax on nonwhite peoples |
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Burlingame Treaty of 1863 |
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China granted most favored nation status Established Chinatowns Good trading partners |
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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 |
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Outlaws immigration of Chinese for 10 years Repealed in 1942 when china became WWII ally Grover Cleveland called the Chinese a danger to the US, not capable of assimilation |
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Chinese miners attacked 29 Chinese men killed 70 chinese homes burned |
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Places strain on resources Overcrowding, Poverty, Disease, Fire Slums |
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How the Other Half Lives Took pictures of very very poor living conditions and published a book. |
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Terence Powderly 8 hour work day No Child Labor No striking |
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Skill trade union A federal system Had a central authority with smaller groups that kind of worked on their own |
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Wages cuts as a result of 1873 depression East and Midwest workers refuse to work Shuts down the economy US sends in Army to restore peace people were killed |
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At McCormick machines Union workers replaced with Scabs Scabs vs. Union members vs. Police Leaders of riot (mostly Union members) were executed |
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Carnegie Steel Frick The Steel co had a good year and the workers demanded more wages. Carnegie said yes to 60% workers demanded 80% Carnegie says no and then a riot. |
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Railroad wokers go on strike to support Pullman |
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Striking coal Miners attacked by Private detectives mostly women and children |
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Coal miner strike ‘Red Necks’ from wearing red scarves around their neck. Former soldiers First and only time that US drops a bomb on its own people. |
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Spy on Labor Unions and use the information Hunt down Jesse James Presidential Protection ‘We never sleep’ |
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Presidential Line of Succession |
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Hayes 1877-1881 Garfield Arthur Cleveland Harrison Clevland McKinley |
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1877-1881 End of Reconstruction Indian wars Economic Problems |
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Grant sought 3rd term Divided republican party Garfield very close election Outsider honest? Not really |
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The republican party was very divided and elected him to office. He was billed as being an outsider who would come in and clean up Washington. He won the election barely. 1831-1881 20th president Union war vet Assassinated in 1881 by office seeker Guiteau |
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1829-1886 VT 21st President 1881-1885 term Bachelor Well known for image more than substance Open presidency Civil service reform |
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Arthur Files too late to make a run at the presidency BlainE of Main ran as republican (former Radical) Corrupt dirty campaign Half-Breed Grover Clevland Grover admits to having an illegitimate child, public doesn't care |
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22nd president Grover the good Conservative Democrat 350 lbs Honest man Left the door open during meeting and talked loudly to prevent shady deals Vetos everything that he feels is unconstitutional Limited government First Democrat since Buchanan in 1856 'Rebel Flag Order' to heal wounds of reconstruction |
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Cleveland renominated by dems Cleveland came back after Harrison and became the 24th president |
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1833-1907 Republican Nominee Political family wins 1888 Election through corruption Lost Popular vote won elcetoral 23rd president The centennial President 100 years after Washington charges of corruption Too pro business |
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Last conservative sounds money anti tarif Panic of 1893 Made an adjustment to Gold and Silver standard and the economy goes in the tank Didn't believe in social programs |
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McKinley vs. Brian realignment of political parties Free silver and powerful central government Cross of gold: Nailed to the gold standard Third party of more conservative democrats Limit Government Gold Standard |
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25th President Forgien policy Assasinated by Czolgosz Died of infection czolgosz was executed 1st Modern Prestident Uses the press |
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Spoils: you supported me so I will make sure you get jobs and money Merit: thank you for supporting me but I will be finding people who can do the job |
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Stalwarts: Republican Spoils Halfbreeds: Merit |
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Youngest man nominated by the democratic party Supported free silver More powerful central government |
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National Democratic Party |
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Conservative Democrats leave the convention Form the National Democratic Party A conservative, limited gov, free trade, gold standard party Union, Confederate ticket Pres was union VP was Confederate John Palmer nominated for president |
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Spoils vs. Merit Stalwarts vs. Halfbreeds |
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Jobs are hired in instead of appointed by government jobs. Most federal jobs are civil service |
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Tax on imports Protection: Increase tariff so that the import is more expensive than local products. Protects American jobs from forgien imports Competition: Make a better product through competition to keep quality up and prices down No labor laws McKinlet: 48% tariff on imported goods When Cleveland comes back into office the Tariff is reduced |
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Interstate Commerace act Sherman anti trust act Promote and regulate business Not a free market |
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Changed the relationship between business and government Mostly railroads RR rates had to be just and reasonable (whatever the government says they have to be) Prohibits pooling operations, discriminatory rates and rebates Violates free market and can increase the cost of business |
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Legislation designed to create competition Prohibited monopolies No conspiring to create monopoly Result: No business has been called a trust since 1890 |
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Federal Government does not have any authority over monopoly Opposed to business regulation |
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Bland allison act of 1878 |
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Bi Metal. Silver and gold instead of just Gold |
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equal amount of silver and gold in the government Peopl start to hoard gold and sell it for more. Ratio was off Repealed by Cleveland takes money out of circulation. |
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caused by cleveland repealing the sherman act and fixing the ratio. People who had borrowed on the act where screwed |
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1836-1910 Influenced by Hudson river school Cloud shadows The Gulf Stream After the Hurricane |
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Victorian age Artist sculptor Nudes controversial figure Introduced camera to the art studio The Gross Clinic Miss Amelia C. Van Buren |
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Founder of “Ashcan” School City Life Gritty dark dirty paintings Snow in New York Fay Bainter |
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Member of ‘Ashcan’ School Urban Life Automat Infinity of loneliness Nighthawks |
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Midwest Ruralist American Gothic |
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Telephone in 1876 Mr. Watson, come here I want to see you. Metal Detector |
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1847-1931 Light bulb 1000 Patents Phonograph General Electric Company Known for stealing stuff from people |
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1846-1914 Early inventor Westinghouse manufacturing company Perfected manufacturing of AC High Voltage current Air brake Shock absorbers Electrical brake for subway cars |
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Invented or perfected Long Distance electric delivery via AC Radio Laser X-ray Fired by Edison the hired by Westinghouse and waived his royalties cuz he was a good guy Extremely clean Celibate vegetarian Master of several languages Renaissance man Genius |
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