1. Good Morning!!!! 1.No NVC  2.Wrap-Up Chinese Exclusion 3.Political Bosses and Machines Essential Question: What was the relationship between immigrants and political machines? Homework: Study for Midterm on BLOCK DAY

2. Why exclude the Chinese? 1.Fear Chinese are violent criminals 2.Fear the Chinese will take jobs from union workers 3.Nativist racism against the Chinese 4.“Superiority” of Chinese labor?

3. Political Bosses Political bosses: political leaders who got people to vote for them by giving favors and making deals with businesses. Political Machine: the group of people who made deals and got votes for the political boss – Tammany Hall: NYC’s biggest political machine

4. Tammany Hall, NYC The Politics of Fraud and Bribery – “As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?”—Boss Tweed – What was the relationship between immigrants and political machines?

5. “Gangs of New York”—Political Machines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Dwn NPHVAU (pt. 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Dwn NPHVAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLDI7Gb 2FrY (pt. 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLDI7Gb 2FrY

6. Questions 1.Close Viewing: How do most Americans react to the new Irish Immigrants? Why do you think this is? 2.Close Viewing: How does Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall react to the Irish immigrants? Why do you think this is? 3.Hypothesize: Based on the clips, what do you think is the relationship between immigrants and political machines?

7. Political Machines Background: – Immigrants: jobs, money, housing, protection – Political Bosses need: votes on election day, power, & influence Relationship: Create Political Machines – Bosses and Machine members would provide money, jobs, food, and housing to immigrants in return for votes

8. Exit Ticket What was the relationship between immigrants and political machines?