Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle
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- 3. What was the name of the act that raised tariffs to their highest amount yet?
- 5. civil service act What was the name of the act that authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system?
- 9. arthur Who was the elected independent candidates vice president?
- 10. service Jobs that reformers believed should go to the most qualified persons, are called what?
- 12. b. hayes What is the name of the 1876 elected republican president that could not convince Congress to support reform?
- 13. a. garfield Who was the independent presidential candidate settled on by the convention?
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- 1. What is the illegal use of political influence for personal gain?
- 2. age What was the name of the satirical novel that describes the late 19th century?
- 4. Since the 19th century, presidents complain about the giving of government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected also known as what?
- 5. machine what is an organized group that offers services to voters and controls the activities of a political party in a city?
- 6. york within the decades after the Civil war, political machines gained control of local government in San Francisco and Baltimore. What if the the third state?
- 7. harrison Who is the President William Henry Harrison's grandson also known as the former Indiana senator?
- 8. clevland What was the name of the president that won the election of 1884 making him the first Democratic Party president in 28 years with Grover Cleveland?
- 9. guiteau President Garfield's assassins name is?
- 11. tweed What is the nickname of william M. Tweed when he became head of Tammany Hall?