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Chapter 23 Review American Pageant

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Chapter 23 Review Video ?Bloody Shirt? Using Civil War memories to receive votes Administration Scandals: Credit Mobilier: Railroad insiders hired themselves at inflated prices VP of US accepted payments Whiskey Ring: Stole excise-tax revenues from Treasury department Grant?s private secretary was involved Boss Tweed: Tammany Hall, stole over $200 million Thomas Nast helped contribute to his capture President Grant?s Administration Causes: Overproduction of RR?s, mines, factories, etc. Bankers made too many risky loans Effects: Debate over hard currency vs. greenbacks Debtors wanted greenbacks. Why? Paper $, inflation decreased value Lenders wanted hard currency. Why? Hard $, not affected by inflation, increased value Panic of 1873 VS ?Solid South?:

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Chapter 23 Review Video ?Bloody Shirt? Using Civil War memories to receive votes Administration Scandals: Credit Mobilier: Railroad insiders hired themselves at inflated prices VP of US accepted payments Whiskey Ring: Stole excise-tax revenues from Treasury department Grant?s private secretary was involved Boss Tweed: Tammany Hall, stole over $200 million Thomas Nast helped contribute to his capture President Grant?s Administration Causes: Overproduction of RR?s, mines, factories, etc. Bankers made too many risky loans Effects: Debate over hard currency vs. greenbacks Debtors wanted greenbacks. Why? Paper $, inflation decreased value Lenders wanted hard currency. Why? Hard $, not affected by inflation, increased value Panic of 1873 VS ?Solid South?:

Chapter 23 Test

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Chapter 23 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 60. At the conclusion of the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant a. refused gifts offered him by the American public. b. proved that he was a sound judge of human character. c. rejoined the Democratic party. d. accepted gifts of houses and money from citizens. e. ruled out running for office. 61. In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant a. transformed his personal popularity into a large majority in the popular vote. b. owed his victory to the votes of former slaves. c. gained his victory by winning the votes of the majority of whites. d. demonstrated his political skill. e. all of the above. 62. As a result of the Civil War,

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Seamus Moran Chapter 24: Politics in the Gilded Age 1869 ? 1889 1/11/13 The ?Bloody Shirt? Elects Grant Republicans nominated General Ulysses S. Grant for president No political experience Democrats were unorganized Only could agree that they didn?t want military Reconstruction Grant elected through his popularity ?waved bloody shirt? - relived war victories Beat Democrat Horatio Seymour Made mistake that cost them loss Didn?t accept a redemption of greenback for maximum value Republicans couldn?t take victories for granted- election was close The Era of Good Stealings Population was still rising despite Civil War High immigration Politics were corrupt Railroad promoters took advantage of uneducated customers
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