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Chapter 16 Syllabus: Politics and Reform 1877-1896

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Syllabus Due: Wednesday, March 30thTest Date: Wednesday, March 30th

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Ch. 16 Identify the historical significance of the following terms and names.

1. patronage2. Stalwart3. Halfbreed

4. James Garfield5. Pendleton Act6. Chester A. Arthur

7. political deadlock8. Election of 18849. “Mugwumps”

10.Grover Cleveland11.rebates12.ICC

13.Wabash vs. Illinois14.tariff debate15.McKinley Tariff

16.Sherman Antitrust Act17.Populism18.greenbacks

19.inflation20.deflation21.”The Crime of 73”

22.cooperatives23.the Grange24.Farmers’ Alliance

25.People’s Party26.Subtreasury Plan27.Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 28.James B. Weaver 29.graduated income tax

30.Panic of 189331.Goldbugs 32.silverites

33.Election of 189634.Front Porch campaign35.sharecroppers

36.”Exodusters”37.Colored Famers’ National Alliance

38.poll tax39.grandfather clause40.segregation

41.Jim Crow laws42. “Plessy vs. Ferguson”43.lynchings

44.Ida B. Wells45.Booker T. Washington46.Atlanta Compromise

47.W.E.B. Du Bois

Ch. 16 Questions: Answer all questions in complete detail.

  1. Explain why the Republicans and Democrats were so evenly matched during this period.
  2. Cite the economic problems of the period and the basic viewpoints of each political party.
  3. Why did Garfield’s assassination highlight the need for political reform?
  4. What were the results of most presidential elections between 1876 and 1896?
  5. Describe the election of 1884, along with describing the dispute between the two candidates.
  6. Why was the ICC unable to carry out its goals effectively?
  7. What were the results of the McKinley Tariff?
  8. Explain why farmers wanted a greenback currency, and why the adoption of the gold standard led to the Farmers’ Alliance.
  9. Describe the platform of the Populist Party, along with who joined and their major goals.
  10. What was the main outcome of the Populist campaign in the elections of 1892?
  11. What were the results of the 1896 presidential election?
  12. What contributed to the Panic of 1893, and what was its effects on the nation?
  13. Discuss how African Americans in the South were disfranchised and how segregation was legalized.
  14. Describe three major African American leaders’ responses to discrimination.
  15. Who were the Exodusters, and why did they migrate to Kansas in 1879?
  16. How did Southern states restrict African American voting in the 1890s?
  17. How did the Supreme Court help legalize segregation?
  18. How did Ida B. Wells attempt to stop the lynching of African Americans?
  19. Describe the different approaches of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.

COMPETENCY GOAL 5: Becoming an Industrial Society (1877-1900) - The learner will describe innovations in technology and business practices and assess their impact on economic, political, and social life in America.

Objectives

5.01 Evaluate the influence of immigration and rapid industrialization on urban life.

5.02 Explain how business and industrial leaders accumulated wealth and wielded political and economic

power.

5.03 Assess the impact of labor unions on industry and the lives of workers.

5.04 Describe the changing role of government in economic and political affairs.

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