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Political Cartoons
• Groups of 4 • Each member will analyze ONE political
cartoon and respond to THREE questions on a SEPARATE sheet of paper.
• The group will come together to discuss each cartoon and will respond to FIVE questions on a SEPARATE sheet of paper (One for the group).
• All will be collected to be graded.
Tammany Hall
Democratic Headquarters in NYC
WILLIAM TWEED
Groups (hr. 3)
• Mary• Sam • Molly • Michael
• Ellis • Dani• Alec• Karissa
• Sean• Matia• Kaitlyn
• Meeli• Morgan• Matt• Caleb
POLITICS IN THE
GILDED AGE
WILLIAM “BOSS” TWEED
“I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles; my
constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing
them damned pictures.”
POLITICAL MACHINES
PARTY BOSS
IMMIGRANTS, POOR WORKERS
STATE & LOCAL OFFICIALS
POLITICAL MACHINES
• Led by “Bosses”
• Political parties provided goods, services, and jobs to mostly poor immigrants and workers for votes
• Political parties provided favorable treatment and money to Government officials & businesses
POLITICAL MACHINES
• Voting fraud –padded lists of registered voters with names of dead dogs & people, children and nonexistent persons
• Graft- taking advantage of one’s position in order to gain $$, property, etc.
• KICKBACKS
TAMMANY RING GRAFT
• Tammany Hall – NYC democratic Political Machine
• “BOSS” TWEED - Leader
• Build NYC courthouse 1865
• Estimated cost of $3 million
• Actual cost of $13 million– “Kickback” for workers and party leaders– $179,729.60 for 3 tables and 40 chairs– $41,190.95 for brooms– Plastering bill came to $2,870,464.06
TAMMNY RING UNDONE
• New York Times- stories -ineffective
• Thomas Nast - Cartoonist for “Harpers Weekly”- effective
• Thomas Nast is also credited with:– Elephant as Republican mascot– The way with picture “Santa Clause”
Putting a bow on it…
• Create your own political cartoon illustrating one of the issues the American people faced
during the Gilded Age.
• MUST have color (we have colored pencils and markers)
• Don’t forget to label
Political Cartoon
• Sanitation• Immigration• Nativism• Chinese Exclusion• Expectations v. Reality• “Melting Pot”• Big Business• Labor Unions• Wealth Gap
• Tenements• Working Conditions• Political Corruption• “Kickbacks”• Political Machines• Graft• “Boss” Tweed
• We could really go all day…