# 19 Corruption in the Cities

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# 19 Corruption in the Cities

On p. 262- Urbanization: Definition- Draw your own image of urbanization-

Exploding #’s of Immigrants

Where were they coming from?

Corrupt City Governments Define: Political Boss (268) 2) Political Machine- (268) Far and Away video- 3) Boss Tweed- (269) Gangs of NY video- 4) Graft- (269) The "Tweed Ring" managed to steal the money by faking leases, padding bills with false changes and paying for unnecessary repairs and overpriced goods and services bought from suppliers controlled by the ring. A growing movement was determined to expose and overthrow Tweed, led by George Jones, the publisher of The New York Times, and reform lawyer Samuel J. Tilden. Cartoonist Thomas Nast also helped spark public outrage against Tweed by creating wicked caricatures of him in Harper's Weekly magazine. 6

Ward boss- neighborhood Example: Boss Tweed in Gangs of NY City boss Example: Mike Kelly in Far and Away Ward boss- neighborhood Joseph and Shannon in Far and Away Neighborhood residents, workers, new immigrants

p. 263 Americanization movement: designed to assimilate (make the same) people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant American culture. Sponsored by the gov’t and citizens, schools- English, U.S. history, U.S. gov’t, cooking and social etiquette.

Assignment: create a political cartoon (See word document)