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Ch. 7 The Gilded Age 1877-1900

Ch. 7 The Gilded Age 1877-1900. A time of great prosperity and corruption. Wealthy women of the era. Gilded Age 1877-1900. Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument . Scandal.

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Ch. 7 The Gilded Age 1877-1900

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  1. Ch. 7 The Gilded Age 1877-1900 A time of great prosperity and corruption. Power Points done by Kris Mena

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  4. Wealthy women of the era Power Points done by Kris Mena

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  7. Gilded Age 1877-1900 • Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument Power Points done by Kris Mena

  8. Scandal • A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. A scandal may be based on reality, or the product of false allegations, or a mixture of both. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  9. Scandal in the Federal Government • Credit Mobilier-1872 • Railroad company overcharged the US government. ( vice President Colfax had defrauded the government) • Salary Grab- Congress voted to give themselves a 50% increased. • Whiskey Ring-1875 Dept. of Treasury took money from the gov’t. • William Belknap Sec. of War was impeached. (selling Indian land to developers) Power Points done by Kris Mena

  10. Scandals in States • Corruption in state governments were worse than in the Federal level. Boss Tweed from New York City. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  11. Political Machines in large cities. • Political machines could control big cities along the United States. • Gained support by helping people, especially immigrants. • The machines would promise the immigrants jobs, housing, and food. • All the immigrants had to do was vote, how the political boss wanted them to do. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  12. Boss Tweed- Tammany Hall • Boss Tweed was uneducated. • He was not Irish, but Scot-Irish. • Rose to power in 15 years. • Multimillionaire. • Dictator of New York City • Tammany Hall • Kickbacks. Power Points done by Kris Mena

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  14. President Garfield Assassination1880 Power Points done by Kris Mena

  15. Less than four months after his inauguration, President Garfield arrived at the Washington railroad depot on July 2, 1881, to catch a train for a summer's retreat on the New Jersey seashore. As Garfield made his way through the station, Charles Guiteau raced from the shadows and fired two shots point blank into the president. One grazed Garfield's arm; the other lodged in his abdomen. Exclaiming, "My God, what is this?" the president collapsed to the floor remaining fully conscious, but in a great deal of pain. The first doctor on the scene administered brandy and spirits of ammonia, causing the president to promptly vomit. Then D. W. Bliss, a leading Washington doctor, appeared and inserted a metal probe into the wound, turning it slowly, searching for the bullet. The probe became stuck between the shattered fragments of Garfield's eleventh rib, and was removed only with a great deal of difficulty, causing great pain. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  16. Then Bliss inserted his finger into the wound, widening the hole in another unsuccessful probe. It was decided to move Garfield to the White House for further treatment. Leading doctors of the age flocked to Washington to aid in his recovery, sixteen in all. Most probed the wound with their fingers or dirty instruments. Though the president complained of numbness in the legs and feet, which implied the bullet was lodged near the spinal cord, most thought it was resting in the abdomen. The president's condition weakened under the oppressive heat and humidity of the Washington summer combined with an onslaught of mosquitoes from a stagnant canal behind the White House. It was decided to move him by train to a cottage on the New Jersey seashore. Shortly after the move, Garfield's temperature began to elevate; the doctors reopened the wound and enlarged it hoping to find the bullet. They were unsuccessful Power Points done by Kris Mena

  17. By the time Garfield died on September 19, his doctors had turned a three-inch-deep, harmless wound into a twenty-inch-long contaminated gash stretching from his ribs to his groin and oozing more pus each day. He lingered for eighty days, wasting away from his robust 210 pounds to a mere 130 pounds. The end came on the night of September 19. Clawing at his chest he moaned, "This pain, this pain," while suffering a major heart attack. The president died a few minutes later. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  18. Charles Guiteau • He insisted he should be awarded an ambassadorship for his vital assistance. • His personal requests to the President and to cabinet members (as one of many job seekers who lined up every day) were continually rejected; on May 14, 1881. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  19. Alexander Graham Bell • He was send to the White House to find the bullet. • Bell failed to find the bullet in Garfield. • James Garfield died 21/2 months later from infection. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  20. Result of the assassination of Garfield. • Pendleton Act (Civil Service Act) 1883 • People hired by the government had to be qualified. • No more political patronage. • Spoils System. • Federal workers can’t give money to a campaign. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  21. Election of 1884 • Grover Cleveland-Democratic • James Blaine- Republican • Most corrupt election in United States history. • “Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion” slogan • Rum-associated heavy drinkers • Romanism-refers to Catholics • Rebellion-South was democratic Power Points done by Kris Mena

  22. Grover Cleveland 1884 Power Points done by Kris Mena

  23. -Republican James Blaine - Democrat Grover Cleveland Power Points done by Kris Mena

  24. Grover Cleveland 1884-1889 • This cartoon shows Susan B. Anthony chasing after President Grover Cleveland in her fight for women's right to vote. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  25. Grover Cleveland Ran against Blaine First Democrat to win after the Civil War. Married at 49. Married to his ward, who was 21 years old. Father of 4 children Only president who didn’t serve two consecutive terms. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  26. Sherman Antitrust Act 1890 The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. • Outlawed monopolies companies in “restraint of trade”. • Forces Americans to buy from American. • Makes little people pay more. • There is no competition. • Voted by United States citizens top 100 laws in US history. Power Points done by Kris Mena

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  28. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887 • Regulate trade on railroads rates • Outlawed pooling. • Interstate Commerce Act requires railroads to charge reasonable rates and forbids them from offering rate reductions to favored customers, February 4 Power Points done by Kris Mena

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  30. African-Americans and Women in 1880’s Power Points done by Kris Mena

  31. Booker T. Washington • He established Tuskegee Institute. • Believed that education was the key for African Americans. www.britannica.com Power Points done by Kris Mena

  32. W.E.D. Du Bois Power Points done by Kris Mena www.britannica.com

  33. He believed African Americans should have the right to vote. That voting was the way out of their situation. Niagara Movement" Its objectives were to advocate civil justice and abolish caste discrimination. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was born. W.E.D. DuBois Power Points done by Kris Mena

  34. Plessy vs Fergeson • Dictates how African Americans were treated for 80 years after the Civil War. • The Supreme Court ruled • “Separate but equal” was legal. • Disfranchised-Any thing that keeps from voting. Power Points done by Kris Mena

  35. Jane Addams Hull House www.swarthmore.edu Power Points done by Kris Mena

  36. Hull House Chicago 1880 www.swarthmore.edu Power Points done by Kris Mena

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  40. Brooklyn Bridge www.inetours.com/New_York/Images/Brklyn/Brook Power Points done by Kris Mena

  41. John Roebling • Roebling built the Brooklyn Bridge. • First suspension bridge built. • Eight Wonder of the World. www.tropicalisland.de/NYC_New_York_Brooklyn_B... Power Points done by Kris Mena

  42. Brooklyn Bridge www.inetours.com/New_York/Images/Brklyn/Brook Power Points done by Kris Mena

  43. Brooklyn Bridge www.inetours.com/New_York/Images/Brklyn/Brook Power Points done by Kris Mena

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  45. Gilded Age Wealth www.takus.com/architecture/breakers.jpeg Power Points done by Kris Mena

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