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What was the name of the Democratic political machine in New York City?
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Tammany Hall.
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What was Tammany Hall known for?
It was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City and New York State politics and helping immigrants, most notably the Irish, rise up in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.
How did the urban political machines stay in power in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century?
FROM THE 1840'S AND CONTINUING TO THE EARLY PART OF LAST CENTURY YOU HAD A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE AS WELL AS IRELAND THAT TENDED TO CONGREGATE IN HUGE NUMBERS IN SUCH CITIES AS BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AS WELL AS CHICAGO. POLITICAL BOSSES FROM BOTH MAJOR PARTIES COURTED THESE NEW VOTERS BY PROMISING THEM ALL KINDS OF BENEFITS ESPECIALLY THE TAMMONY MACHINE IN NEW YORK. ALL THESE POLITICAL BOSSES WERE INVARIABLY CORRUPT TO SOME DEGREE BUT MOST DID CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THESE NEW AMERICANS IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE-THAT IS WHY NEW YORK, BOSTON AND CHICAGO ARE SO OVERWHELMINGLY DEMOCRATIC. UP TILL THE EARLY 1950'S, PHILADELPHIA HAD A REPUBLICAN POLITICAL MACHINE THAT WAS DOMINANT FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS TILL PROGRESSIVE DEMOCATS BEGAN TO MAKE STRONG ENROADS TO THE POINT THAT PHILLY BY THE TIME OF JOHN KENNEDY IN 1960 WAS A DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD.
How did William Marcy Tweed become a powerful figure in New York City Politics?
William Tweed came from humble beginnings. His father was a blue collar worker and William Tweed was a carpenter and a New York City fireman. As with many Irish immigrants to the US, they settled in New York City and became members of the popular Democratic Party, Tweed saw the Democratic Party as a way to move ahead in New York. He found ways to make friends with influential people in the City and he helped the Democratic Party when it was election time. He was a loyal party member. Often there were election fraud problems in New York elections and Tweed did his best to make sure his Party received as many votes as possible in various types of elections. He made his way in the ranks of the Party and found himself on the powerful New York City Board of Supervisors. He became the chairman and the Board was responsible for managing and controlling the day to day operations of the nations largest city. From that point on, he became a force in the city's politics and its very lucrative contracts that were awarded to builders.
Which political cartoonist from Harper's weekly helped to bring down new York's city's boss tweed?
B william Jenney
Which city is the biggest city in the US?
New York City.
Was Tammany hall a powerful political machine in Kansas city?
No, he was a powerful political machine in New York City.
Was tammany hall was a powerful political machine in kansas city?
No, he was a powerful political machine in New York City.
What was tammy hall?
a New York City political machine
Who is William m tweed?
American politician and head of Tammany Hall, the name given to the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the history of 19th century New York City politics. He was convicted and eventually imprisoned for stealing millions of dollars from the city through political corruption. He was of Scottish-Irish descent. American politician and head of Tammany Hall, the name given to the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the history of 19th century New York City politics. He was convicted and eventually imprisoned for stealing millions of dollars from the city through political corruption. He was of Scottish-Irish descent.
Who was tammy hall?
The name for Tammy Hall is a New York City political machine
What effect did Thomas Nast's political cartoons have on political corruption in New York City?
it made the political machine guy step down
Tammy Hall was the name of?
The name for Tammy Hall is a New York City political machine
What are facts about George Washington Plunkitt?
George Washington Plunkitt was a New York state senator.
The most powerful political machine Tammany Hall wa located in?
New York City
What was Tammany Hall known for?
It was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City and New York State politics and helping immigrants, most notably the Irish, rise up in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s.
Political machine active in New York City in the late 1800s?
William Magear "Boss" Tweed.
What is tammany hall an example of?
A political machine
