By, Nicole Tychi

ThemeThere was much corruption in national and state governments such as bribery and people taking advantage of others.

Illustration 1During this time

period there was much corruption

This cartoon shows how the trusts influenced the senate

Illustration 2This illustration

shows kids playing at recess

In the 1900’s states were working toward school attendance

Free secondary education was now introduced

Illustration 3With all of the

corruption in the government this cartoon was the brighter side

This is showing how people need to take the steps to get better

Illustration 4William M. Tweed

gained control of the “Tweed Ring”

He managed to steal millions of dollars in city funds with kickbacks

This illustration shows the city in major debt

Illustration 5The McKinley tariff

was very hard on farmers, immigrants, and factory workers

It made it hard to buy and to sell goods

Person 1- ClevelandFirst democratic

president since 1856Elected president in

1884Worked hard to

increase efficiencyPresidential succession

act- established a line of succession to the presidency if the vice president dies

Person 2- Harrison Elected in 1888 over

Cleveland, waved bloody shirt

Disposed the surplus tariff

McKinley Tariff of 1890 highest in country’s history

Dried up revenue levy

Person 3- Ulysses s. Grant

Grant was a good general but poor president

Bad judgment of people

James J. Fisk and Jay Gould stole millions

His vice president accepted things with bribes

Major Point 1 President Garfield

was assassinated in July of 1881

He was shot entering a rail road station

The assassination put the public against the spoil system

Major Point 2Graded schools

replaced one room school houses

Free secondary education

US reformed their fields of study for private colleges

Courses in social and natural sciences now existed

Major Point 3- Political parties

DemocraticLooked back to civil

war Depended on

alliance of southerners and northern city machines

Support of recent immigrants

RepublicanSupported by

western farmers and merchants, and eastern business people

Old-immigrant protestants

Problem: keep together eastern and western wings

Major Point 4Pendleton actresponse to

President Garfield's assassination

applied to federal government jobs

lock in their own appointees by converting their jobs to civil service

Major Point 5McKinley Tariff rate for imports to

the US at 48.4%protected

manufacturingHard on farmers

forced to buy high-priced, protected products from American manufacturers