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1 Wayne E. Sirmon HI 201 United States History

2 HI 202 Work to be done. On-Line Quiz on Chapter JAN (6 ZEROS) Article 1 approved 28 JAN over half the class LATE Review 1 due 6 FEB Exam 1 13 FEB Learning Lunch 12 FEB, History Museum Book Selection 18 FEB (1 so far NOT good)

3 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age The 2nd Industrial Revolution The Transformation of the West Politics in the Gilded Age Freedom in the Gilded Age Labor and the Republic

4 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age Politics in the Gilded Age New York City, Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed

5 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age Politics in the Gilded Age Credit Mobilier Scandal Fraud surrounding the building of Transcontinental RR from Discount shares to 30 congressmen Govt. paid $72 million for $53 million worth of contracts

6 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age Assassination of President Garfield President March 4, 1881 Shot - July 2, 1881 Died - September 19, 1881

7 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age Freedom in the Gilded Age The Iron Law of Supply and Demand Wealth flowed to men with skills and access to money, not to those who work the hardest.

8 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age Natural selection Struggle for existence Survival of the fittest

9 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age The Labor Question

10 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age The Labor Question coming close to defeating Hewitt -p. 672 Mayoral race NYC 1886 Hewitt 41% George 31% Roosevelt 28%

11 Chapter 16 American s Gilded Age Labor and the Republic Four Strikers killed by police when they try to prevent strikebreakers from entering McCormick factory Haymarket, Chicago May 4, 1886

12 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries The Populist Challenge The Segregated South Redrawing the Boundaries Becoming a World Power

13 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries Depressed farm prices after Civil War lead farmers from South and Great Plains unite Hostility to: Banks - low crop prices make it hard to pay off loans Railroads high freight charges Elites federal policies that favor industry and finance over agriculture

14 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries People s Party

15 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries People s Party 1892 Platform Abolition of national banks Graduated income tax Direct election of Senators Civil service reform Eight hour work day Government control of all railroads, telegraphs and telephones

16 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries People s Party

17 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries

18 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries Gold Silver Fiat

19 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries A History of Money 1791 Mint and Coinage Act hard currency goes to pay international debts shortage of species contributes to Whiskey Rebellion Several effort for a bimetal standard (15:1) (today 66:1) 1862 Greenbacks (fiat = 0% victory bond ) 1873 Coinage Act de facto gold standard silver standard 1968 end of redemption of silver certificate dollars

20 Chapter 17 Freedom s Boundaries Silver Slippers and Politics Henry Littlefield s allegory (1964) Yellow Brick Road Emerald City Silver Slippers (read the book) Dorothy naïve Americans Wizard scheming politician

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