Wednesday, October 5

What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?manure in the streets, sewage was in gutters, people did not do there jobs.What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?wealthy should give money to poor, goood people belived i the social gospel movement, settlement houses.7-2What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?offered services to voters and businesses, gained control over government, make parks sewers, waterworks, hospitals, orphanages.Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.william, group of corrupt politicians, they constructed of nyc courthouse. drew popular cartoons, he escaped jail.What caused all this corruption in government?that he got out of jail. and he was caught.What laws came about to reform government?patronage and spoil system,Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?
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