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Granted land to setters. Land was hard to cultivate though and settlers failed. Companies would settle "model" settlers on fertile patches of land to encourage people to come.
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Provided land grants for agricultural colleges.
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Known as the Grange. Was an organization that encourage families, particularly farmers, to band together for economic and social wellbeing.
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Grant is nominated the Presidential candidate of the Republican party. He would be elected and serve till 1872 when he would run for re-election. His administration was marred by several controversies.
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Labor organization that was founded in 1869. Reached its membership peak in 1886, but then precipitously declined in 1887.
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School of philosophical thought that believes the practical worth of an idea is the correct measure of its actual worth.
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Grant is re-nominated and runs again for election as the President of the United States. Despite the controversies that surrounded his first term, he is elected again and serves until 1876.
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Post-war inflation, over-speculation, and significant property losses in Chicago were all major causes of this depression.
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A Woman's organization dedicated to social reform through the means of a Christian viewpoint.
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Restored the nation to the gold standard through the redeeming of unbacked US notes. It exacerbated the Panic of 1873.
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A federal law that guaranteed African-Americans equal treatment in public transportation, public accomdations and eliminated exlusion from jury duty. It was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1883.
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A series of laws that mandated a "seperate but equal" status for African-Americans.
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General Custer and the Seventh Cavalry fought against the Lakota, Cheyenne and Araphao tribes. Custer and his force was completely massacred.
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An informal deal that gave the Presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for his assurance that he would remove federal troops from South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. This effectively ended the Reconstruction.
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The Panic known as the "Great Depression" (at least until the 1930s) is finally over in the United States, although it lingered even longer in some European countries.
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Stipulated that government jobs should be awarded based on merit, not connections. Unfortunately, it said nothing about state or local political jobs which happened to be the basis of the political machine. One thing it did accomplish was the shifting of a parties monetary reliance from ambitious hopefuls to businesses.
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Court case that limited the rights of states to regulate interstate commerce. Led to the creation of a commission overseeing Interstate commerce.
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Bombing that took place at a labor strike in Chicago.
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Formed by a group of ex-Knights of Labor. Samuel Gompers was its head.
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Legally dissolved the Indian tribes and split their land up and put it up for sale among settlers and division among the Indians if they showed consistently acceptable behavior.
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Act designed to regulate the railroad industry. It required railroad rates to be publicized and "Fair and just".
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As its name suggests, it was an association dedicated to the idea of suffrage for all women.
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Prohibited business practices that reduced competition. Was aimed primarily at eliminating trusts and monopolies.
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Raised tariff to 50% in an effort to protect domestic industries. This angered Democrats who were more agriculturally-inclined and did not appreciate this strengthening of industry.
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The Populist party was most popular among poor, white farmers in the South. It was most influential during the years of 1892-1896 and then faded away after.
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Economic Depression that was caused by over-construction of railroads, and the shaky financing of these railroads which in turn led to bank failures.
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Conflict between American Railway Union and railroads. Shut down much of the nations railroads. Military had to get involved because the mail was unable to be delivered due to the strike.
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Increased tariffs to an average of 47%, Passed to countteract the Wilson-Gorman Act.
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Passed to countteract Wilson-Gorman Act. It increased tariffs to an average of 47%.
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Established gold as the only standard for US money. Ended the Gold v. Silver Rivalry.
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