jul 1, 1868 - Boss Tweed & New York City’s Tammany Hall ; Political Machines (during gilded age) Machines: control activities of political parties in the. It’s to ensure their candidate get elected *CITY BOSS presides over the chine. Gives tax breaks to favored contractors, bribes govt officials Tweed: nice to immigrants and support them so that they’ll vote in his favor
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jul 1, 1868
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