Boss Tweed S Tammany Hall Ring Worksheet
This document is a reading about how boss tweed rose to power and the rest of his tammany hall friends.
Boss tweed s tammany hall ring worksheet. The tammany tiger doc b. Interim archives getty images copy of an engraving depicting william boss tweed and members of his corrupt tammany hall ring running from the new york city treasury mimicking the crowd in pursuit of a thief all the while thinking and looking like they are the object of the chase october 1871. Boss tweed and the political machinevideo worksheet for a section of the documentary film by ric burns new york. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for tammany hall.
Boss tweed and his tweed ring ultimately faltered because of the strikingly negative coverage of their activities in the popular press. Mauls the principles of the republic while tweed as caesar watches the arena unmoved. The legacy of boss tweed on tammany hall new york city s tammany hall the democratic political machine active during much of the. This clip discusses the rise and fall of boss tweed and the political machine of tammany hall.
As a fanatical supporter of the republican party he was naturally opposed to the democrats of tammany hall. Some of the worksheets for this concept are the legacy of boss tweed on tammany hall public corruption analyzing political machines thomas nast cartoons and chapter15 guided reading politics in the gilded age gilded age political cartoon analysis political cartoons of political machines from kate ericson political bosses. It explains how he made money and. William magear tweed april 3 1823 april 12 1878 often erroneously referred to as william marcy tweed see below and widely known as boss tweed was an american politician most notable for being the boss of tammany hall the democratic party political machine that played a major role in the politics of the world 19th century new york city and state.
Thomas nast became a hero for his crusade against boss tweed and the ring but it should be noted that nast was often fueled by his own prejudices. Tweed s graft and corrupt governance were undoubtedly. It talks about the state of new york city before he took office the improvements he made to the government of the city but also the corruption that took place. Even today when most political cartoons.
Boss tweed the record for brassiness goes to boss william tweed who swindled new york out of a fortune when he headed ny s tammany hall in the 1860s and 1870s. When tweed was through the city had. A documentary episode 3 sunshine and shadow link to youtube video provided. Worksheets are the legacy of boss tweed on tammany hall public corruption analyzing political machines thomas nast cartoons and chapter15 guided reading politics in the gilded age gilded age political cartoon analysis political cartoons of political machines from kate ericson political bosses 11 grade instructional guide.