Segregation and Social Tension
What was the main issue that women fought for during the gilded age?
Women's suffrage
What was the spoils system?
It was a system where people who were loyal to the party got high government jobs even if they didn't have the qualifications for it
What were some struggles farmers faced during the gilded age?
rising costs and lower prices, banks charged high interest rates, railroad companies charged high rates
This is the largest river in Washington State and has the Grand Coulee Dam placed on it.
The Columbia River
Which river is the largest tributary of the Columbia river?
The Snake River
What was the grandfather clause?
It allowed poor and illiterate whites to continue voting despite the literacy test and poll taxes
Did republicans or democrats favor tariffs? Why?
Republicans favored tariffs because they protected American industry
What did farmers alliances across America want?
They wanted federal postal banks to provide low interest loans
Which president was assassinated by Charles Guiteau?
James Garfield
Which river has the Hoover Dam placed on it?
The Colorado (x3)
Who were the "Santa Fe Ring"?
A group of prominent whites of used the federal government to get themselves millions of acres in New Mexico (X2)
What did the coinage act of 1873 do?
It reversed the government policy of using gold and silver to make coins
Who was the democratic candidate in 1896 who also had the backing of the populist party?
William Jennings Bryan
Who organized the Grange?
Oliver H. Kelley
Which river did George Washington famously cross during the Revolutionary War?
The Delaware River
Why was 1898 a significant year for Chinese-Americans?
In 1898, the US supreme court ruled that Chinese citizens could not have their citizenship stripped
What did the Pendleton Civil Service do?
It created civil service exam that people had to pass in order to get a job in the government
What were some issues that the populist party wanted to focus on?
political corruption, monetary issues, and an unresponsive government
What did W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington dispute over?
Who was to grant African Americans their equality (Booker wanted African Americans to do it themselves while Du Bois thought the responsibility laid with the federal government)
This river is the largest river in the United States at 2,341 miles long
The Missouri River
What case made segregation constitutional?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What group of Americans favored the coining of silver? Why?
Farmers favored coining silver because they thought it caused inflation and increase their wages
What effect did the populist party have on the earl 20th century?
Many of the their proposed reforms would be passed during this time
Why did the populist party fade away?
The populist party faded away because they had supported William Jennings Bryan which saw many of their party members flip to the democratic party
Which river is the largest tributary of the Mississippi river?
The Arkansas River