APUSH: Chapter 19 Amsco Notes (pp - Mr. Bellos' History Class
APUSH: Chapter 19 Amsco Notes (pp. 380-382)
Gilded Age – Mark Twain coined term. Superficial glitter of new wealth( little substance.
Politics of era:
1. Forgettable Presidents
2. Ignored problems from industrial growth industry/cities( (me) led to power of political machines
3. Avoidance of controversial issues.
Causes of Stalemate:
1. Prevailing political ideology/thought
2. Campaign tactics
3. Party Patronage (as we saw with political machines, etc. in chap. 18.
Limited Gov.
a. Laissez-faire + Social Darwinism
b. Fed. Courts did not regulate business (that much) ( see quote on page 380.
i. “My country, ‘is of thee, Once land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land of the Millionaire; Farmers with pockets bare; Caused by the cursed snare-The Money Ring.” Alliance Songster, 1890
1. This statement truly sums up this time period.
Campaign Strategy –
1. Close elections 1876+1892. Dem’s won two presidency’s, controlled House 8 of 10 elections. Result( divided government. Repub’s were in control 89-91 of presidency and house.
2. Campaigns – Brass bands, flags, free beers, etc.
a. Avoided issues – 80% came out to vote (a lot)
i. Strong party loyalty( regional, religious, ethnic ties.
|Republicans |Democrats |
|-Reminded people and veterans of CW and how Dem’s started it |-Former Confederate states ( “Solid South” |
|(Wave “Bloody Shirt” tactic | |
| |-In north, big political machines + immigrant vote. (Ironic to |
|-Reformers and Afr. Amer.’s |me because the KKK was/is against these types of people). Chuck |
| |Norris agrees |
|-Core-business men and middle class. | |
| |-Catholics, Lutherans, Jews – anti-temperance/prohibition which |
|-High protective tariffs for bus. |was led by Protestants Repub’s |
| |( |
| |-States rights and limited power of Fed. Gov. |
|-Anglo-Saxon Protestants | |
| | |
Party Patronage –
1. Name of the game was to gain office, hold it, give jobs to party members. Example below of Repub’s in NY
a. Conkling of NY – Stalwarts
b. Blain – opponents of Stalwarts - Halfbreeds
c. Repub’s who didn’t play game –Mugwumps (fence sitters)
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related download
Related searches
- us history class websites
- chapter 19 summary huckleberry finn
- ncert solutions class 8 history chapter 1
- history class 8 pdf
- ncert history class 8
- ncert history class 8 solutions
- amsco us history answer key
- end of chapter 19 questions and answers
- ncert history class 8 pdf
- art history class online free
- amsco ap us history pdf
- amsco ap world history pdf