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When and where was the tweed ring in power
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1860s-1870s, NYC
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what cartoonist refused to be bought by tweed
what newspaper did he work for |
thomas nast
harper's weekly |
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what was the period after the civil war called? Why?
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Gilded Age
created opportunities for personal gain |
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what was tammany hall
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the force in city politics in NYC
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basis of his power?
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- connections with people on all levels
- payoffs - payoffs to newspapers (placing ads in newspapers) |
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when did nast start caricaturing tammany hall
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1869 (eventually tweed drifted to the front of cartoons)
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how did tweed respond to nast's cartoons
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tried to strangle harper's weekly
bribe/threaten nast |
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what newspaper started running anti Tweed too?
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ny times
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how did tweed respond to NY times starting to run anti-tweed?
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offers 1 million for silence
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NY times's sources?
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tweed ring defector
documents of extorting and misappropriating from the public |
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what action didharper's weekly and ny times eventually spur
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a meeting of the NY citizenry
> committe of 70 to investigate officials > only tweed as reelected to office after investigation |