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the 19th President of the United States
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A failure, but planted the seed of the first labor union.
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The first farmer union formed in Texas.
"Farmers' Alliance" -
the light
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the 20th President
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halted Chinese immigration to America; Started when people of the West Coast attributed declining wages and economic troubles to the hated Chinese workers
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limits immigrants that cannot support themselves, the mentally ill, and criminals from entering the United States
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established the Civil Service Commission to make appointments to federal jobs on the basis of competitive examinations rather than "pull"
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22nd President in the United States
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Congress passes the Dawes General Allotment Act, splitting Indian tribes into individual family units, rather than a single tribal group.
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23rd President
republican
grandson of President William Henry Harrison -
frustrated farmers denounced "the prolific womb of government injustice"
wanted inflation, income tax
direct election of senators -
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers strikes at one of Andrew Carnegie's steel mills.
The state militia is called in to break the strike, which in turn destroyed the union. -
"the banker's banker"
President Cleveland needed money
lent $65 million in gold to the government
charged $7million commission -
The Open Doors Policy is passed, calling for all Western Markets to have equal access to Chinese markets.
