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Supporting what?
What is known as "Filler"
100
He was known to run Tammany Hall in New York.
Who is Boss Tweed?
100
He was elected in 1868.
Who is Grant?
100
This act of 1882 would not allow chinese immigration.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
100
Cleveland lost an election for essentially supporting the lowering of this in 1888.
What is the tariff?
100
When the populist party tried to get white and black farmers to vote this happened.
What is violence against the blacks?
200
This scandal dealt with a railroad company creating a false construction company and paying themselves essentially twice.
What is the Credit Mobilier scandal?
200
He was elected in 1872.
Who is Grant?
200
The court case U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark essentially strengthened which constitutional amendment?
What is the 14th?
200
To support the Billion Dollar Congress, a future president stamped his name on this bill to raise the tariff even more!
What is the McKinley Tariff of 1890?
200
This deal gave the presidency to Republicans but essentially ended Reconstruction in the process.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
300
These were the legal codes that re-instituted segregation.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
300
He was elected in 1880.
Who is James Garfield?
300
Wealthy banker who secretly bailed out the federal government in 1895.
Who is JP Morgan?
300
This required the government to buy silver to increase the amount of money in circulation.
What is the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890?
300
With an album titled "UNO" coming out today, this bands lead singer went into treatment over the weekend.
Who are Green Day?
400
This act required public office candidates to take an exam and follow regulations for getting the job.
What is the Pendleton Act?
400
He took office after Garfield was shot.
Who is Chester Arthur?
400
The Bloody Shirt was used to gain votes against which party?
What is the Democratic party?
400
This political party, made up of mostly farmers, supported inflation, government ownership of Railroads, and limits on immigration.
What is the Populist Party?
400
Literacy Tests, Grandfather Clauses, and Poll Tax's were all used to do this.
What is keep freed African Americans from voting?
500
Jim Fisk and Jay Gould tried to get the Grant administration to help them profit off of what scandalous act?
What is cornering the gold market?
500
He won the election of 1884 and 1892!
Who is Grover Cleveland?
500
This case ruled that separate facilities for whites and blacks was just fine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
500
On June 30, 1892 steel workers went on strike for better conditions, pay, and shorter workdays. It is known as this.
What is the Homestead Strike?
500
William Jennings Bryan was known to support this monetary system.
What is bimetallism?