chapter 2

Question 1

Election of 1868

Answer 1

Republicans: Ulysses S. Grant (war hero) (no real experience)
Democrats: Seymour - Former of gov. of NY - winning would be difficult b/c rep.s would blame them for civil war - said Grant was stupid and a drunk
Outcome: Grant - 3 mil, 214 EV Seymour 2.7 mil, 80 EV

Question 2

Credit Mobiler

Answer 2

Scandal, stockholders of Union Pacific RR company made fake company
Payed themselves from fed. grants to build their own RR
13 members of congress were involved

Question 3

Boss Tweed

Answer 3

Political boss - ran all politics in NY
NY City & state - democrat
1873 went to jail (stole betw. 40-200 mil)

Question 4

Bloody Shirt

Answer 4

Ohio tax collector beaten by KKK -> his bloody shirt goes to the Military -> give it to a republican senator who uses it to get votes for Grant -> Af. Americans vote in great numbers

Question 5

Election of 1872

Answer 5

Rep: stay with Grant - people loved him

Lib Rep: Horace Greeley - get rid of corruption (purify the party)

Dem: no candidate - told dem. voters to vote for Greeley

Outcome: Grant - 286 EV Greeley - 63 EV

Question 6

Whiskey Ring

Answer 6

1875 - Grant’s secretary robbed US treasury of millions in revenue from alcohol tax

Question 7

Resumption Act

Answer 7

withdraw of greenbacks from circulation & redemption of all paper money into gold by 1879

Question 8

Greenbacks

Answer 8

Paper money - issued during civil war - lost favor during the depression of 1873

Question 9

Foreign Policy Problems

Answer 9

• Cuba: nationals rose up against Spain
• 1873: Spanish Navy seized an American vessel -> executed 53 passengers (some US citizens) -> Spain will pay damages
• 1871: Britain agree to pay 15.5 mil in damages for piracy during the civil war

Question 10

Depression of 1873

Answer 10

Wartime economy was gone - profits went down - banks called in their loans - 5000 businesses went bankrupt - in NYC, unemployed battle the police

Question 11

Grant’s Administration

Answer 11

1. Reconstruction almost over -> Nrth & Sth started to come together
2. Expansion west was moving forward -> industry was ready to boom despite depression
3. Grant wanted civil service reform -> politicians now had to be careful

Question 12

Seward’s Folly

Answer 12

Secretary of State (Seward) buys Alaska for 7.2 million to Russia
people laugh at him
gets Russia off the continent