| State and Federal Government | Vocabulary | Republicans and Democrats | Life and Culture | Timeline and Dates |
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Grant was president.
Who was in control when the worst misconduct in the federal government occurred?
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The most notorious city machine.
What was the "Tweed Ring"?
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Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Patron Saint.
Who was the Republican "Patron Saint"?
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An average child attends school 5 years.
How many years did an average child attend school?
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In 1896.
When did McKinley become president?
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Big businesses stood to gain or to lose large amounts of money.
In many states, what happened to big businesses?
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A kickback was when an arrangement whereby contractors would increase the amount of their bills for the city work and pay.
What was a "kickback"?
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Trick question. They had two patron saints. Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson.
Who was the Democrat "Patron Saint"?
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Painters painted ordinary people in everyday activities.
What did painters paint in the time period?
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In 1873.
When did one of the first schools of nursing open at Bellevue Hospital?
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Politicians sometimes offered money to influence votes.
State government: What did some politicians do to influence votes for their campaigns?
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A small administrative divisions of a city.
What was a "neighboring ward"?
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Their plan was to keep the federal government on a low allowance and a short leash.
What was the Democrats plan?
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Some sports that were played are golf, croquet, and lawn tennis.
What were some of the sports played in 1865-1900?
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National Baseball League was formed.
In 1876 what professional sports league was formed?
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Lobbyists, people who got paid to represent a company.
Businesses now hire who to represent them?
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People who paid to represent a company or a special interest group.
What are "lobbyists"?
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The Republicans felt that the government existed to advance the public goods.
What did the Republicans feel?
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The enthusiasm for baseball started in the Civil War. It appeared that everyone was playing baseball.
When did the enthusiasm for baseball start?
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In 1893 the painting was painted.
The painting "Sunset Hour on the West Lagoon" was painted in what year?
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Federal Government was more corrupted. This was because Grant was president.
What was more corrupted and why. State government or federal government?
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It was smaller divisions of a country broken up into local government districts.
What where "townships"?
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They got their motivation from devoting to the idea of the United States as a nation, rather then a federal state.
What did the Republicans get their motivation from?
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War and Reconstruction swept away an entire way of living, leaving poverty, and destruction in its wake.
What did War and Reconstruction sweep away?
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In 1890 it took Nelly 72 days for her to travel the world.
Reporter Nelly Bly traveled the world in how many days, and what year?
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