AP United States History Unit 6 Gilded Age

AP United States History Unit 6 Gilded Age & Second Industrial Revolution

Gilded Age Political Machines

Gilded Age Political Machines The Rise Of The Machines $ Dominated through the complacency and conservatism of the voting public. $ Prevailing political and business ideology of the time. Pulling the Parties Back From The Brink http: //images. encarta. msn. com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images /pho/t 010/T 010304 A. jpg $ Ideal of limited, "do-little” governments combines with business and social ideals of the era, including laissez-faire economics and Social Darwinism. $ Federal courts narrowly interpreted the government's power to regulate business.

Gilded Age Political Machines Campaign Tactics Balancing the Two Parties http: //www. rbhayes. org/hayes/content/images/NEH/title 2. jpg $ Elections were extremely close because both parties were very similar. $ Characterized by brass bands, buttons, picnics, and free beer. $ Did little discussion of actual issues. $ High voter turnout rates due to party identification and loyalty. $ Based more on regional, religious, and ethnic ties.

Gilded Age Political Machines Campaign Tactics $ Republicans keep the memories of the Civil War alive, reminding millions of people of the struggles of the war and the role of the Democrats. Thomas Nast’s Republican Elephant http: //www. picturehistory. com/images/products/1/3/8/prod_13811. jpg $ Core Republicans came from the middle-class and were WASPS, but also had a large following from reformers and African. Americans. $ Referred to as “waving the bloody flag. ”

Gilded Age Political Machines Campaign Tactics $ Democrats after 1877. Democratic Party Donkey http: //cache. gettyimages. com/xc/1711378. jpg? v=1&c=View. Images&k=2& d=A 5 A 4 D 933 C 17 D 7 FDE 9 CA 95 F 286 F 19 E 576 A 55 A 1 E 4 F 32 AD 3138 $ Could count on winning the “Solid South” every year. $ Northern strength came from city political machines and immigrant votes. $ Strange mix: Southern WASPs with Roman Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. $ Still focused on states’ rights and limited federal government.

Gilded Age Political Machines Party Patronage $ No active legislative agenda, so both parties focused political power on gaining office, holding it, and providing government jobs to the party faithful. No Questions Asked Politics http: //memory. loc. gov/ammem/today/images/1204 tweedledee_big. jpg

Gilded Age Political Machines Defined $ Political machines. $ Well-organized political parties that dominated city governments. $ Provided public services for the people in return for power and votes. $ Party bosses. $ Managed the political machines. $ Dictated city ordinances and made deals with business leaders. $ Controlled district leaders, city officials, and council members. $ Demanded bribes for positions, contracts, or favors.

Gilded Age Political Machines Origins Of The Machine $ Machines fill the political vacuum. $ As immigrants entered the cities, middle-class leaders moved to the suburbs. $ Created a political power vacuum. $ Irish immigrants that had been here for a while become leaders. Nast Cartoon Of Boss tweed http: //dase. laits. utexas. edu/media/american_politics_collection/viewitem/00 0117147_400. jpg $ Can speak English. $ Understood the American political process through experience.

Gilded Age Political Machines Origins Of The Machine $ United the new immigrants into a powerful political force. Immigrants Arrive At Ellis Island http: //www. lewrockwell. com/ostrowski/immigrants. jpg $ Immigrants voted for people who provide services for them and help them out. $ Middle-class, established Americans who were running for office received little support from the new immigrants.

Gilded Age Political Machines Origins Of The Machine $ Cities need services. $ Political machines provided the services that the people need. $ Jobs in the inner city. $ The machines either provided jobs or found jobs for recent immigrants. $ Wanted votes and favors in return. $ Welfare, the law, and education. $ If you needed food, were in trouble with the law, or wanted an education, you went to a city boss first.

Gilded Age Political Machines Problems: Election Fraud $ Created distrust among honest citizens about government. $ Different techniques. Under The Thumb Of Tweed http: //www. kennethackerman. com/images/Boss. Tweed. Picture 2. jpg $ One person means more than one vote. $ Registration of dead and nonexistent people. $ Voting in more than one district. $ Stuffing of the ballot box.

Gilded Age Political Machines Problems: Graft & Kickbacks $ Graft. $ Acquiring money or political power through illegal or dishonest means. $ Bribes and payoffs for contracts or favors are the most common. $ Kickbacks. $ Payments of part of the earnings from a job or contract that would be “kickbacked” to the politician or boss who allowed the contract.

Gilded Age Political Machines Problems: Graft & Kickbacks Tweed Ring: Who Stole The People’s Money? http: //brokenspines. files. wordpress. com/2007/11/nast. jpg

Gilded Age Political Machines Names: Tammany Hall $ William Marcy Tweed. $ Head of Tammany Hall and the “Tweed Ring. ” $ Sent party workers to the docks to recruit immigrants as they came off the boat. $ Provided food, a small amount of money, and literature. William Marcy Tweed http: //1. bp. blogspot. com/_1 HM_KHZ 5 K 4/R 3 B 5_53 b. Kl. I/AAAABi. Q/Nc. HBpk 5 r. Fj. Y/s 400/20051027 -boss-tweed. jpg $ Would be jailed for taking nearly $40 million in graft, kickbacks, and public tax dollars.

Gilded Age Political Machines Names: William Marcy Tweed Boss Tweed In Education http: //www. cartoonstock. com/lowres/csl 0670 l. jpg Boss Tweed, King Of New York http: //www. classwars. org/boss. gif

Gilded Age Political Machines Names: William Marcy Tweed The Tammany Tiger Killing Lady Liberty With Emperor Tweed Looking On http: //www. kennethackerman. com/images/Boss. Tweed. Picture 8. jpg

Gilded Age Political Machines Names: William Marcy Tweed Boss Tweed Welcoming Cholera http: //www. scienceclarified. com/everyday/images/scet_03_img 0270. jpg Boss Tweed’s Fall http: //cache. gettyimages. com/xc/3248868. jpg? v=1&c=View. Images&k=2&d=DCB 332 A 6 E 7 C 66 BD 3 E 57223 CDB 18 EF 4 1 CA 55 A 1 E 4 F 32 AD 3138

Gilded Age Political Machines Names: James Pendergast $ Kansas City, Missouri. James Pendergast http: //www. trumanlibrary. org/photographs/thumbnails/thumb 2006 -187. jpg $ Did not discriminate. Was charming and good-natured. $ Provided jobs to the Irish, Italian, and African Americans.

Gilded Age Political Machines Names: John F. Fitzgerald $ Local boss in Boston who would eventually become mayor of Boston. JFK With His Father, Joseph Kennedy and Grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald http: //www. jfklibrary. org/NR/rdonlyres/BF 7561 D 7 -9 EAC-44 F 4 -9 A 1 A 27 B 6 E 75502 F 8/23186/BF 7561 D 79 EAC 44 F 49 A 1 A 27 B 6 E 75502 F 9. jpg

Gilded Age Political Machines Names: Thomas Nast http: //www. old-picture. com/mathew-brady-studio/pictures/Thomas-Nast. jpg $ Cartoonist who tried to expose Tammany Hall. $ Since many immigrants could not read English, he believed the best way to communicate was through pictures.

Gilded Age Political Machines Nast: Known For Three Cultural/Political Achievements #1—Political Cartoons Of Boss Tweed, Political Corruption, & The Robber Barons Nast’s Take On The Compromise Of 1877 http: //www. old-picture. com/mathew-brady-studio/pictures/Thomas-Nast. jpg

Gilded Age Political Machines Nast: Known For Three Cultural/Political Achievements #2—Design/Development Of The Mascots For the Republicans & Democrats Nast Donkey Nast Elephant http: //pro. corbis. com/images/DEC 644 -17. jpg? size=67&uid=%7 B 5 AFCA 61 B-68 DE-45 C 2 - http: //www. thedemocratdonkey. com/images/nastpoliticalillos_04. gif

Gilded Age Political Machines Nast: Known For Three Cultural/Political Achievements #3—Classic Depiction Of Santa Claus Nast’s Santa Claus http: //www. victoriana. com/christmas/images/nast 1892. jpg Nast’s Santa Claus http: //www. seanet. com/~jimxc/Politics/santa_claus 50. jpg