WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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factions of the Republican party that fought over issues like civil service reform.
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Native American political groups of the late 19c.
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names for Democratic Party reformers.
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political appointees of the spoil system
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Half-Breeds supported civil service reform and often blocked legislation and political appointments put forth by their main congressional opponents, the Stalwarts, led by Roscoe Conkling of New York. Blaine was from the reform wing of his own party, but the Mugwumps rejected his candidacy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Stalwarts were in favor of political machines and spoils system-style patronage, while the Half-Breeds, later led by Maine senator James G. Blaine, were in favor of civil service reform and a merit system.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stalwarts were the “traditional, ” “Old Guard” Republicans who advocated for the civil rights of African-Americans and opposed Rutherford B. Hayes’s efforts to enact civil service reform. They were pitted against the “Half-Breeds” (classically liberal moderates) for control of the Republican Party.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1854, the Republican Party emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into American territories after the passing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. The early Republican Party consisted of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after the Civil War, former black slaves.