7.2: Political and Economic Challenges

Chapter 7 Section 2: Political and Economic Changes

• Checkpoint (p.194): Why did the federal government fail to make significant political gains between 1877 and 1897?
• Analyzing Political Cartoons (p.194): #1 & 2
• Checkpoint (p.195): How did the spoils system lead to government corruption and, eventually, government reform?
• President Garfield is Shot (p.195): How did Garfields assassination lead to a change in the civil service system?
• Checkpoint (p.196): Why did the Republicans and Democrats differ in their view of the tariff issue?
• Section 2 Assessment (p.196): #1, 4, 5, 6