Grover Cleveland

Politicians during this time period worried more about ensuring their own financial success, securing votes by any means, granting jobs or favors in return for votes, and remaining popular. They were not concerned with social issues, but supported or crushed these issues in accordance with the decision that would benefit them personally. If politicians were judged to be good personally, they were automatically viewed as good politically. Changes were made for personal benefit, not the good of the

for use in the investigation to demonstrate the purposes, values, and limitations of the sources in context of the investigation. B. Summary of Evidence The Presidential Election of 1892 was considered by some a landslide victory for Grover Cleveland and the Democratic Party as he won with a margin of 400,000 votes over

The Pullman Strike of 1894 On May 11th, 1894, one of the most violent labor strikes in American history took place in Pullman, Illinois. This labor strike, initiated by the American Railway Union (ARU) and led by Eugene Debs against the extremely wealthy and powerful George Pullman and his company, the Pullman Palace Car Company. This strike became a turning point in the national battle regarding U.S. labor laws, and was instrumental in the regulation of corporations by the government. The event

As the years progressed from 1882-1970, the amount of lynchings done to blacks and whites decreased and eventually in 1965 became 0 Class Conflicts and Ethnic Clashes The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was when the four largest railroads decided to cut employee wages by 10% leading for the workers to go on a violent strike...Hayes decided to call in federal troops to suppress the fighting but more fighting broke out in mostly every large city (workers lost and showed weakness in labor movements)

Grover Cleveland Stephan Grover Cleveland born March 18, 1837 died June 24, 1908. He was born in Caldwell, New Jersey. His father was a minister of the Presbyterian church of the English. They were the first to migrate from England to Masschusets in 1635. He was related to General Moses Cleveland, whom in which Cleveland, Ohio was named after. In three years he had went from being an attorney in a law firm to being President of the United States. He lived in Buffalo,New York where he worked as

A Human For Nature When looking at the issue of humans and nature throughout history, one significant figure stands out in my mind: Theodore Roosevelt. Without him, the most beautiful and serene places in North America may have been destroyed or fallen to the hands of developers. Development and conservation of land have been issues that we have faced since Europeans first landed in America. Today, environmental issues are a concern that any contending political candidate must address. In focusing

Chapter 23 The "Bloody Shirt" Elects Grant The Republicans nominated General Grant for the presidency in 1868. The Republican Party supported the continuation of the Reconstruction of the South, while Grant stood on the platform of "just having peace." The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour. Grant won the election of 1868. The Era of Good Stealings Jim Fisk and Jay Gould devised a plot to drastically raise the price of the gold market in 1869. On "Black Friday," September 24, 1869, the two bought

Labor Unions in the Late 1800's Labor unions in the late 1800's set out to improve the lives of frequently abused workers. Volatile issues like the eight-hour workday, ridiculously low pay and unfair company town practices were often the fuses that lit explosive conflicts between unions and monopolistic industrialists. Some of the most violent and important conflicts of the time were the Haymarket Affair and the Pullman strike. Each set out to with similar goals and both ended with horrifying

Julien Maarek Mr. Konopka APUSH II 8/27/17 Chapter 23- Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age 1869-1896 The Bloody Shirt Elects Grant General Grant is nominated for the presidency by the Republican Party in 1868 The Republicans supported the reconstruction of the South Grant just wanted “peace” The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour Grant wins The Era of Good Stealings Jim Fisk and Jay Gould created a plot to raise the price of gold in the market in 1869. They did so by buying and hoarding tons

trusts in business. Question three: In the election of 1888 tariffs were a major discussion. The import taxes were high, but not everyone backed them. The businesses didn’t like that Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, said that high tariffs were wrong and that he wanted to lower them. The Republicans argued against Cleveland and didn’t think that the tariffs should be lowered. They believed that with the tariff there was potential to produce a national coalition opposing the Democrats in the South. This