Boss Tweed

 

William "Boss" Tweed and Political Machines - Bill of Rights InstituteWilliam "Boss" Tweed and Political Machines - Bill of Rights InstituteWhen party machines turned immigrants into citizens and voters - The Washington Post

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZlzyf0NMQo


  • What was NY like?
  • What was Tweed's background?
  • What was Tammany Hall?  
  • What % were German and Irish Immigrants?
  • What was the Tweed charter?
  • What was the Tweed Ring?
  • How much land did he own?
  • Why was he arrested?
  • What was his precedent?
  • How was Tweed involved with immigrant populations?

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The rest of class will be time to continue work on and hopefully finish your Family Trees project.  Remember the key question:  How does my family's immigration journey capture what it is to be an American?  

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