1. Terms from the Gilded Age - Page 193
Spoils System
Civil Service
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Gold Standard

2. Political Cartoons

3. “I am a Stalwart and Arthur is now President”

4. James A. Garfield Elected President in 1880. He was
of reform in the civil service system.

5. Would you hire this man?

6. The Assassination

7. The Train Station

8. Motive – The Spoils System

9. Media Coverage

10. Treatment

11. Indiana’s Only President – Benjamin Harrison
Tried to reduce tariffs but they remained high
Supported the Federal Elections Bill to protect rights of African Americans – but it fail to clear the senate.
Signed the Land Revision Act of 1891 that created Nation Forest Reserves

12. MLA Essay
Write a 3 paragraph essay in MLA format answering the following writing prompt.
Describe the events surrounding the assassination of President Garfield (Who shot him, when and where was he shot, what was the motive for the shooting)
Explain how his assassination impacted the civil service reform movement.