1. Boss Tweed, Political Cartoons, SPOILS System
Political Corruption
Boss Tweed, Political Cartoons, SPOILS System

2. Boss Tweed- Tammany Ring
William Marcy “Boss Tweed”
New York City Politician
Tammany Hall
Democratic Political machine
Third Largest Landowner in New York
Stole as much as $200 million from tax payers

3. Political Corruption
Politicians take bribes and kick backs for city contracts.
Politicians in the Senate represent big businesses.
Spoils System
Stuffing the Ballot Box

4. Thomas Nast
Political cartoonist that published cartoons to expose illegal activities.
Helped to bring down Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.
Published in Harpers Weekly

11. Analyze Thomas Nast Cartoons
Small Groups
List the objects or people you see in the cartoon.
Identify the cartoon caption and/or title.
Record any important dates or numbers that appear in the cartoon.
Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
Explain the message of the cartoon.

12. Thomas Nast Cartoons

16. Create your own political cartoon
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Choose a historical topic
Reconstruction
Sharecroppers
Bad President Andrew Johnson
Big Business
Mean Carnegie or Rockefeller
Immigration
Natives
Native American Indians
Pushed out by white settlers
Boss Tweed
Political corruption