oct 1, 1869 - The Gilded Age/Government Corruption

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-Moral Purity
-People use laws and government to make society better
-Prohibiting: Boxing, cigarettes and tobacco, alcohol, birth control, horse racing and gambling
-Temperance movement: Push to outlaw alcohol
-Corruption and lack of regulation
-Texas legislature wages dropped from $5 to $2
-Push for wage regulation
-Congressman and politicians find ways to put more money in their pocket, including stealing from government
-Moral purity movement leads to selling out lawed products on the black market