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The Gilded Age - Quiz 3

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This group demanded the circulation of paper money and other reforms.

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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McKinley tariff

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This law gave three civil service commissioners the power to conduct competitive exams for prospective government workers in an effort to replace incompetent bureaucrats.

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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McKinley tariff

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This Supreme Court case approved of the practice of segregating public facilities provided that they were separate but equal.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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He was the Republican leader who managed President McKinley's 1896 campaign.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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This group of distillers bribed federal agents to avoid paying the Treasury Department millions of dollars in excise taxes.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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In a famous speech, he advocated free silver and part of the Omaha Platform.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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A political scandal of the Grant era in which U. S. Congressmen were bribed not to investigate the illegal practices of a railroad construction company.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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The regular and conservative branches of the Republican party in the 1880s.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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This 1890 law was devised to cut surplus revenue and continue protection for American industries. The average duty rate of over 50% angered Latin Americans and Europeans.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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The more liberal faction of the Republican Party in the 1880s.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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State and local laws that discriminated against African Americans by denying them access to "white-only" railroad cars, restaurants, and other public facilities.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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These progressive Republicans did not like the dishonest policy of the conservative Republicans and, therefore, supported Democratic candidate, Grove Cleveland, for president in the 1884 election.

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Whiskey Ring

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Half-Breeds

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Jim Crow

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PendletonAct

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William Jennings Bryan

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Mugwumps

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Mark Hanna

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Stalwarts

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McKinley tariff

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Greenback Party

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Credit Mobilier

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