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What Army did Robert E Lee lead in the Battle of Antietam

inspire a pro confederate uprising

What characteristic did recruits in a typical regiment share

They were from the same town.

What policy did the populist party support to raise crop prices

the coinage of "free silver"

What encouraged president Arthur to pursue civil service reform

One factor was the fact that President Garfield was shot by a crazed office seeker who thought he was owed a government job due to his support for Garfield in the election.

What event changed the republican party's position on civil service reform

The Assassination of President James Garfield

Why did some political reformers want to create a civil service system

To make sure government workers had the necessary expertise.

What was featured in the middle-class lifestyle of the Gilded Age
What enabled southern states to enact measures to disenfranchise African Americans and keep blacks and whites separate

Answer: the removal of federal troops from the south

What happened even though unlit city streets were dangerous

Even though unlit city streets were dangerous workers still had to travel back and forth to work. If the people didn't work, they couldn't eat or pay the bills.

In what ways did Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst contribute to the creation of mass culture

Their newspapers were filled with sensational stories designed to get the widest possible readership.

In what way did farmers alliances help farmers solve their problems

Workers who did physical work outside of offices were called "blue collar workers" .... Another way the Grange tried to help farmers to solve their problems was to get ... The Alliances were different because they were more aggressive.

Was a success of the women's rights movement achieved by the end of the 1800s

breaking down barriers to women attending college

How did William Jennings Bryan's 1896 presidential campaign support the populist party's goal of building a board-based movement

Bryan toured the country and spoke directly to the people

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