U.S. History-Ch.8-Gilded Age _

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1890-Federal Law that required the government to buy & mint silver each month. pg.263
1887-Law that regulated railroad shipping between states. pg.260
ON PG. 247! Political Boss of Washington, D.C. that financed sewer and water systems, paved...
ON PG. 247! A particularly well-liked boss in Kansas, City Missouri.
Groups that pool members' resources to sell products directly to markets & to buy goods.. pg.260
Type of monetary system in which money is worth a specific amount in gold. pg. 262
Payments of part of the earnings from a job. pg. 249
Name applied by Mark Twain to describe the corruption & greed that lurked below the... pg. 255
"BIG CHIEFS"; referred to Republican reformers who supported Democrat Grover Cleveland.. pg.257
Acquisition of money or political power through illegal or dishonest methods.. pg.249
1883-Act that established the Civil Service Commission to administer competitive exams to.. pg. 257
System in which the rate of taxation varies according to income. pg. 260
Well-organized political parties that dominated local and state governments in the late... pg. 246
Leaders of political machines. pg. 246
Addressed economic & political issues concerning farmers. pg.260
People's Party; national party that formed in 1892 that supported a graduated income tax.. pg. 263
Republicans in the late 1800's who opposed reform. pg. 255