Roscoe Conkling

Abraham Lincoln had strong Christian values, for he was simple and honest. From 1834 to the end of his life, Lincoln was vigorously involved in politics, from state legislature, to the House of Representatives, to the office of the president. Lincoln became a Republican, but he was democratically fair, and he valued the United States Constitution. He believed that everyone, including the laborer, should have a chance to rise in life. Lincoln was against slavery, but while in Congress, he was not

Chapter 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age 1869-1896 1. Roscoe Conkling-He was a New Yorker who was in the Senate and House of Representatives. He was the leader of Stalwarts who supported the spoils system. 2. James G. Blaine-He was Speaker of the House, a Senator, a member of the House of Representative, Secretary of State twice and he ran for president in the election of 1884 but lost to Grover Cleveland. He was the leader of the half-breeds, which were opposing Stalwarts’ ideas. 3.

A. Plan of Investigation The Progressive Era was a time characterized by a multitude of reactions to the inherent problems in American society and politics. The previous age of “gilded” politics had left the American political system fraught with corruption and inefficiency, and the rise of industrialization made clear the socioeconomic divide between the lower and upper classes. Progressivism became a loosely connected movement of legislation, ideas, and people striving to improve the

Miller also praised an industrial education because he believed that it will uplift Blacks by solving the widespread poverty they faced in their community. Miler agues that the fundamental concern in society is “to provide what he shall eat, what he shall drink, wherewithal he shall be clothed”, therefore Miller argues that Blacks must pursue a industrial education that allows them to enter the workforce and make money which will satisfy these fundamental concerns in society. Sylvie Coulibaly argues

The Republican Party The Republican party is one of the two major POLITICAL PARTIES in the United States, the other being the DEMOCRATIC PARTY party. It is popularly known as the GOP, from its earlier nickname Grand Old Party. From the time it ran its first PRESIDENTIAL candidate, John C. Fremont, in 1856, until the inauguration of Republican George BUSH in 1989, Republican presidents occupied the WHITE HOUSE for 80 years. Traditionally, Republican strength came primarily from New England

They also opposed the government imposing a single moral standard on the entire society. Democrats were found in the South and in the northern industrial cities. A "Stalwart" faction led by Roscoe Conkling supported the system of swapping civil-servant jobs for votes. (Giving someone a job if they vote for a specific party/cause. "Spoils system") Opposed to the Stalwarts were the Half-Breeds, led by James G. Blaine. The main disagreement between

Great American Political Thinkers In the year of 1776, the United States became an independent country. At that moment, the great men who fought for its independence began to create the government and shape American politics. In Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It, he identifies twelve of the most influential men and the political traditions they created, including the Founding Fathers who started it all. Additionally, Hofstadter informs the reader of other

Chapter 2 Study Guide Questions “The Planting of English America” 1. Discuss English treatment of the Irish and its consequence (10pts) 2. What lessons do you think English colonists learned from their early Jamestown experience? Focus on matters of fulfilling expectations, financial support, leadership skills, and relations with the Indians. What specific developments illustrate that the English living in the plantation colonies tried to apply these lessons? (25 pts) 2. Compare and contrast