WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this 1889 Udo Keppler cartoon from Puck, all of New York City politics revolves around boss Richard Croker.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reformers typically allege that political bosses are corrupt. This corruption is usually tied to patronage; the exchange of jobs, lucrative contracts and other political favors for votes, campaign contributions and sometimes outright bribes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Boss Tweed in New York City One of the most well-known and powerful political bosses in the country was Boss William Tweed in New York City. He carried corruption to new heights. During the 1860s and 1870s, his corrupt political organization-Tammany Hall-cheated New York City taxpayers out of millions of dollars.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were the most common favors political bosses distributed to loyal party members during the era of political machines? Jobs. Traditional party machines depended heavily on patronage, their power to control government jobs.