Gilded
Machine Politics
Corruption in the Government
100
What time period does The Gilded Age refer to?
What is the late nineteenth and very early twentieth centuries.
100
Association leaders were called what?
What is bosses.
100
The spoils system was replaced by what?
What is Civil Service Commission.
200
Who patented the term "The Gilded Age"?
What is Mark Twain.
200
Government at this time saw itself as a provider of law and essential services, like roads , but not as responsible what, that the government know contributes to?
What is the welfare of citizens.
200
What does “laissez-faire" government mean?
What is a hands off government.
300
What is the parallelism with gilded meaning covered thinly with gold.
What is during this time on the outside America seemed to be prospering, many opportunities, growing strong and rich, when really there was a lot of disease, poverty and bad business practices.
300
Who was the cartoonist that exposed William Marcy Tweed?
What is Thomas Nast.
300
Two congressmen from who's presidency and his Vice President were censured for accepting bribes from Crédit Mobilier to keep the scandal undercover.
What is President Grant.
400
People could not afford the cost of public transportation therefore had to live within walking distance of their employment and lived in what type of housing by the factories?
What is multistory tenements.
400
The associations that helped people find jobs, places to live and provided legal assistance asked for what in return?
What is votes in politics for either themselves, certain candidates, or local political parties.
400
The Union Pacific directors created a company, that was to supply materials and labor, however The Union Pacific used the fact that they had the same board members to bankrupt The Union Pacific and gain more money using this company.
What is Crédit Mobilier.
500
The 1870 census reported a population of 39 million, up much percent from the decade before?
What is over 25%.
500
The most infamous example of machine politics was _____ headquarters of the Democratic Party in New York City, headed by William Marcy Tweed.
What is Tammany Hall.
500
Who was Grant’s Secretary of State who negotiated the Treaty of Washington in 1871.
What is Hamilton Fish.
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