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Mar 31, 2024 · Overview of the Gilded Age, the period of monopolistic industrial expansion, gross materialism, and blatant political corruption in the U.S. during the 1870s that gave rise to novels of social and political criticism. The period takes its name from a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner.
August 17 – First documented climb to summit of Mount Rainier by Medal of Honor winner General Hazard Stevens with P. B. Van Trump. September 6 – Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming, becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a general election vote legally since 1807.
The People’s Party, or the Populists, reached national prominence in the 1890s on a platform of policies aimed at reining in big business and helping struggling farmers. In this article, we’ll compare the platforms, constituents, and actions of the three political parties during the Gilded Age.
The 1870s were a decade of significant transformation for New York City, signaling the onset of its evolution towards modern urbanization. This period was marked by groundbreaking infrastructural developments, notably the commencement of the Brooklyn Bridge’s construction.
May 12 Royal assent passes Manitoba Act of 1870, approving Manitoba becoming a province of Canada. May 20 Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament abolishes capital punishment in The Netherlands. May 24 Memoria of Jackson Kemper, 1st Missionary Bishop in US. May 25 Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec.
During the 1870s, many Republicans retreated from both the racial egalitarianism and the broad definition of federal power spawned by the Civil War. Southern corruption and instability, Reconstruction’s critics argued, stemmed from the exclusion of the region’s “best men”—the planters—from power.
The 1870s was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. Introduction 1870s Politics and wars Wars Colonization, decolonization, and independence Political and social events
