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Boss Tweed, in full William Magear Tweed, erroneously called William Marcy Tweed, (born April 3, 1823, New York, New York, U.S.—died April 12, 1878, New York), American politician who, with his “Tweed ring” cronies, systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million.
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Born: April 3, 1823 New York City New York
Died: April 12, 1878 (aged 55) New York City New York
Political Affiliation: Democratic Party
Tweed was a bookkeeper and a volunteer fireman when elected alderman on his second try in 1851, and the following year he was also elected to a term in Congress. He gradually strengthened his position in Tammany Hall (the executive committee of New York City’s Democratic Party organization), and in 1856 he was elected to a new, bipartisan city board of supervisors, after which he held other important positions in the city government. Meanwhile, he managed to have his cronies named to other key city and county posts, thus establishing what became the Tweed ring. By 1860 he headed Tammany Hall’s general committee and thus controlled the Democratic Party’s nominations to all city positions. In that same year he opened a law office through which he received large fees from various corporations for his “legal services.” He became a state senator in 1868 and also became grand sachem (principal leader) of Tammany Hall that same year. Tweed dominated the Democratic Party in both the city and the state and had his candidates elected mayor of New York City, governor, and speaker of the state assembly.
In 1870 Tweed forced the passage of a new city charter creating a board of audit by means of which he and his associates could control the city treasury. The Tweed ring then proceeded to milk the city through such devices as faked leases, padded bills, false vouchers, unnecessary repairs, and overpriced goods and services bought from suppliers controlled by the ring. Vote fraud at elections was rampant. While addressing later corruption in St. Louis in a 1902 article for McClure’s magazine called “Tweed Days in St. Louis,” Lincoln Steffens and Claude H. Wetmore wrote:
The Tweed regime in New York taught Tammany to organize its boodle business; the police exposure taught it to improve its method of collecting blackmail.
Toppling Tweed became the prime goal of a growing reform movement. Exposed at last by The New York Times, the satiric cartoons of Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly, and the efforts of a reform lawyer, Samuel J. Tilden, Tweed was tried on charges of forgery and larceny. He was convicted and sentenced to prison (1873) but was released in 1875. Rearrested on a civil charge, he was convicted and imprisoned, but he escaped to Cuba and then to Spain. Again arrested and extradited to the United States, he was confined again to jail in New York City, where he died.
Thomas Nast: Boss Tweed and the Tweed ring
Thomas Nast: Boss Tweed and the Tweed ring
Boss Tweed and the Tweed ring depicted as a group of vultures by cartoonist Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, September 23, 1871.
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Thomas Nast: “The Tammany Tiger Loose”
Thomas Nast: “The Tammany Tiger Loose”
Political cartoon by Thomas Nast critical of Boss Tweed's machinations in Tammany Hall, published in Harper's Weekly, November 11, 1871.
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Thomas Nast: “Naturalization Mill”
Thomas Nast: “Naturalization Mill”
“Naturalization Mill,” a cartoon by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly, October 24, 1868.
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Thomas Nast: Tammany Hall politics
Thomas Nast: Tammany Hall politics
Tammany Hall politics depicted in a cartoon by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly, November 25, 1871.
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Answer:
the laborers
Explanation:
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Explanation:
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Question 2 of 6 The Universal Negro Improvement Association was formed to
A. elect African Americans to Congress.
B. promote black pride and unity.
C. promote integration,
D. protest the horrors of lynching.
ONLY 1 ANSWER
Answer:
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Explanation:
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Answer:
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Answer:
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Answer:
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your a memeber of the republican party.
Answer:
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Explanation:
What happens to a bill passed by the legislature if the governor does not veto it, but does not sign it?
A. The bill goes back to the House of Representatives.
B. The bill goes back to the Senate.
C. The bill becomes law.
D. The bill is killed.
Answer: C
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Give an example mentioned in this unit where the director Peter Jackson changed the nature of a conflict in the story
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Explanation:
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why did the europeans see slaves as the major product of trade from africa
Answer:
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Explanation:
Why was slavery such an important part of European trade?
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Why did France send Jacques Cartier to North America?
to find a sea route to Asia
to return with captives
to defeat the Spanish armada
to spread the Christian religion
To find a sea route to asia.
Answer:
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Which statement best describes the role of church officials in feudal society?
They had little power because they did not have land.
They had little power because they did not have knights.
They had great power because they influenced people’s actions.
They had great power because they controlled people’s education.
Answer:
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Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Answer:
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Explanation:
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calculating the speed of light
introducing zero as a placeholder
inventing algebra
O creating the system of numbers most used today
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Explanation:
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3. Explain who the Pinkerton's were, and why they were called "scabs". What happened to them? Which side would you have supported and why?
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a
Torah
b
Monotheism
c
Yahweh
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Governments with laws limiting the exercise of official power and protecting
individual liberties are known as:
A. oligarchic.
B. authoritarian.
C. constitutional.
D. totalitarian.
E. autocratic
Answer:
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Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)
A
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(Choice B)
B
They were probably used to both pay tribute to political leaders and perform religious rites
(Choice C)
C
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Answer:
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Explanation:
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Question 1 of 10
Which part of the First Amendment says that citizens are allowed to practice
any religion they choose?
A. The establishment clause
B. The separation clause
C. The freedom of association clause
D. The free exercise clause
After declaring independence from Great Britain, the dele-
gates of the Continental Congress drafted which
document?
A
The Constitution
B
Second Continental Congress
с
Articles of Confederation
D
Olive Branch Petition
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how did some american leaders view latin american colonies and their struggles for independence
How long did the war last?
Answer:
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Explanation:
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Answer:
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Explanation:
Why did the government try to limit the number of
migrant workers who came to Florida?
question 2:
analyze your research by answering the following questions
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part C: is there anything controversial about this development? why or why not?
part D: to what aspect of the scientific revolution could this development be linked? explain your answer
(context: in this activity, you'll study the impact of the scientific revolution as you research a modern scientific development that you find interesting)
Answer:
1. This discovery included Pluto in a newly created family of dwarf planets. It also forced the International Astronomical Union to redefine the term planet.
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Explanation:
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Answer:
A. The discovery had put Pluto in a new group that had consisted of dwarf planets. It also pushed the IAU to reanalyze the word planet.
B. I think that this was a positive development because of the discovery of Eris, which was a body that is bigger than Pluto. With this discovery it impacted important events in the history of sciences. It also showed that there are still many things to discover in the solar system.
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D. I think that this discovery can be linked to the developments in astronomy . I know that this is somewhat similar to what had happened when Copernicus showed his theory. He debated someone's theory that Earth was the center of all the solar system. Copernicus proclaimed that the Sun was the center of the Earth and that the other planets in the solar system are revolving around it. Both of these discoveries triggered more research in Astronomy.
Explanation:
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Constitutional Democracy: Federalism: Question 6
Which of the following Supreme Court cases established the supremacy
of federal law over state law in the event of a conflict between the two?
a
Select one:
Brown v. Board of Education
O Marbury v. Madison
O Mapp v. Ohio
O
Gibbons v. Ogden
Answer:
i think its mapp v. ohio but it could be gibbons v. ogden
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What was the first European colony in the western part of North America?
St. Augustine
Albuquerque
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Answer:
It may be St. Augustine.
Sorry if it isn't correct.
Answer:
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Explanation:
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