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U.s. History: Corruption Runs Wild

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Government in the Gilded Age was often corrupt, tainted with money from various groups. Read about the role of political machines in many city governments, in particular Tammany Hall in New York City.

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corruption
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political bosses, political corruption, political machines, ushistory.org, voter fraud, boss tweed, independence hall association, samuel tilden, tammany hall, thomas nast, bribes from businesses
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)