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Unit 10: The Party System and
Politics in the 1880s and 1890s |
Brinkley,
Chapter 19-20 |
| Unit Files | AP US Unit 10-11Calendar |
| AP US Unit 10 Overview | |
| Politics and Populism in the Gilded Age (powerpoint) | |
| Unit Links | The Pendleton Act (summary & excerpts) |
| The Sherman Anti-Trust Act (summary w/cross references) | |
| An explanation of bimetallism and the silver issue | |
| A brief chronology of the currency issue | |
| William Jennings Bryan (u-s-history.com) | |
| The Election of 1896 (Vassar) (extensive, w/documents) | |
| The Spanish-American War | |
| The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures (Lib. of Congress) | |
| The Teller and Platt Amendments (Lib. of Congress summary) | |
| The Platt Amendment (short summary) | |
| The Platt Amendment (summary & text) | |
| U.S. v. E.C. Knight excerpts from the opinion | |
| U.S. v. E.C. Knight brief summary at PBS.org | |
| Wabash case summary | |
| William McKinley (McKinkley museum) | |
| William McKinley (C-Span/American Presidents) | |
| The McKinkley Era (Ohio State University) | |