Monday- Today was just a work day we worked on our family history presentations
Tuesday- Today we went over 7-3 key questions
7-3 Key questions
What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?- A political organization usually controlled by one "boss" that controlled votes and had administrative control of a city, county, or state. They provided social services and jobs to people(recent immigrants) in exchange for votes
Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.- Boss tweed was the boss of the democratic political machine in New York city, he worked in Tammany hall
What caused all this corruption in government?- kickback systems, granting favors to big businesses, spoils system/patronage, political boss hired/fired police
What laws came about to reform government?- The pendleton service act and it required people to start testing to make sure that they were worthy of a job
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?-
Wednesday- went over presentation
thursday-
Friday- we have a test
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