gilded age Flashcards
(38 cards)
in the 1868 presidential election who did the republicans offer
Ulysses S Grant
what was wrong with the democrats
they were unorganized
who did the democrats offer
Horatio Seymour
how did Seymour gain popularity
by stating that he did not support redeeming greenback money at full value
who won the 1868 election
Grant
grants technique of “wave the bloody shirt” meant
to constantly remind voters of his military record and that he lead the north to victory
what became very common after the civil war
corruption
where did the corruption come through
railroads, meddling with stock prices, and corrupt judges
what did Jim fisk and jay Gould try to do
a scheme in 1869 to corner the gold market to themselves and attempted to get president grant involved
what did boss tweed run
Tammany hall
how did boss tweed use corruption
he used bribes and rigged election to ensure power
who was thomas nast
he was a cartoonist who attacked tweed for his corruption
what was boss tweed an example of
political corruption
who prosecuted tweed
Samuel J Tilden
what was the credit mobilier scandal
the company was constructing the transcontinental railroad and sub hired itself to get paid double
what did the credit mobilier do to avoid getting busted
they gave stock to congressmen
what happened to grant after the scandal
his name was scarred
what was the whiskey ring
when people took whiskey tax money from the government
how did Grant go against his own saying “let no guilty man escape”
his secretary was involved in the whiskey ring and grant let him off the hook
how did William Belknap commit corruption
caught swindling $24,000 by selling trinkets to the Indians.
what were the liberal republicans doing
trying to clean up corruption
the panic of 1873
started with over spending and borrowed money in factories and railroads, and too easy credit given by banks lead to banks becoming bankrupt
how were the blacks affected by the panic of 1873
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Co went bankrupt
what was paper money also called during this time
greenbacks
