Gilded Age
This Political Boss of New York symbolized the corruption and excess of politics of the Gilded Age, eventually being imprisoned for his crimes
Boss Tweed
standard oil
Rockefeller
15th Amend, 1876 Election, Plessy v Ferguson Decision, Publishing of Wizard of Oz
15th Amend
Supreme Court case that legalized the principle of Separate but Equal, effectively legalizing segregation
Plessy v Ferguson
This group was notoriously in favor of defending the Spoils System, so much so that one of their members assassinated President Garfield due to Garfield's opposition to the Spoils System
Stalwart(s)
Cross of Gold
Bryan
Arthur, Garfield, Grant, Hayes
Grant
Segregation started with Black codes but became better known by this accepted minstrel name
Jim Crow
Famous American author attributed with giving this American Era the title of "Gilded" Age
Mark Twain
The Gilded Age president who is the only other president to have been elected to non consecutive terms
Cleveland
Radical Reconstruction, 15th Amend, 10% Plan, Johnson Plan
10% Plan
Individual Civil Rights Acts passed under Grants presidency were largely in response to the intimidating actions of this organization
KKK
The Whiskey Ring Scandal specifically involved illegal activities involving this branch of govt.
Legislative/Congressional
A "muckraking" political journalist/cartoonist who exposed corruption and white supremacy in the late 1800's
Thomas Nast
Omaha Platform, Haymarket Riot, End of Reconstruction, Completion of Transcontinental RR
Transc RR
Black Code laws were found throughout the South in response to reconstruction amendments. One in particular would make it a crime to be unemployed. What was the specific name of this type of law
Vagrancy
His excessive pardoning of former Confederates sealed his political fate as a one term President in the 1860's
Andrew Johnson
This Sioux chief was arrested and later died as a result of the accusation of inspiring revolt with the "Ghost Dance" movement
Sitting Bull
Battle of Little Bighorn, Sand Creek Massacre, Massacre at Wounded Knee, Election of William McKinley
Sand Creek Massacre
This govt organization was designed to help provide former slaves with food, clothing, education and even tracts of land. Although noble in its intentions, it largely was viewed as a failure
Freedmans Bureau