Political Corruption BOSS TWEED POLITICAL CARTOONS SPOILS SYSTEM

Political Corruption BOSS TWEED, POLITICAL CARTOONS, SPOILS SYSTEM

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

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

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

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.

Thomas Nast Cartoons

Create your own political cartoon �Go to www. Toon. Doo. com �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