Across
- 4. the "boss" of Tammany Hall; took advantage of the poor and immigrants' situation for political gain
- 5. a repeat voting tactic in which persons would continuously change their facial looks in order to vote more than once
- 6. a group [gang] whose aim is to control local or state government, usually through shady means
- 9. a trade, usually practiced by women, when one dressed up as the help to steal
- 10. the worse took place in New York City, where angry mobs/rioters ultimately had to be stopped by soldiers fresh from Gettysburg; targeted pro-war/anti-slave persons
- 12. the most notorious political machine in New York City, headed by William "Boss" Tweed
- 14. a common trade, especially for women and children, that involved blatantly robbing someone unknowingly from their person; also known as a "bludget"
- 15. highly flammable apartments built close together, typically lacking adequate windows, rendering them poorly ventilated and dark, and they were frequently in disrepair
- 16. there was a provision in the draft that said those who paid __________ dollars could buy their way out of the Union Draft
- 19. American born and anti-immigrant gang from the 5 Points
- 20. the __________ in Ireland was a huge push factor of Irish Catholic immigrants coming to the U.S. in the 1800s
- 21. when white people dressed up and portrayed negative stereotypes of African Americans or how they should act for white people, intentionally or unintentionally
Down
- 1. stealing/skimming money; Tammany Hall did those by writing off items to be more expensive than they really were to pocket the difference
- 2. although early efforts were mostly unsuccessful, the efforts of the different __________, many religious, to make urban life better eventually led to long lasting changes and efforts later
- 3. Irish Catholic Gang from the 5 Points who got their name from their reputation of putting barrels over fire hydrants to ensure their gang was able to put out the fire
- 7. aside from Irish immigrants, there were many others flocking to the United States largely due to the creation and increase of jobs resulting from the __________ that started in Europe and hit the U.S. by the mid to late 19th Century
- 8. hatred and/or fear towards immigrants
- 11. the first __________ were mostly hired henchmen that kept the rich from bothering the poor
- 13. the first fireman were __________ or gang-controlled
- 17. Irish Catholic Gang from the 5 Points
- 18. many were calling the __________ the "rich man's war, poor man's fight," largely due to the draft and accompanying provisional draft clause