Politics of the Gilded Age

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  1. 2. Democratic candidate for President that lost the election of 1876 to a deal by the bosses of Congress.
  2. 5. Republicans who supported the actions of the Political Machines and the Spoils system.
  3. 8. Headquarters of the Democratic Political Machine in NYC.
  4. 10. Money is used to gain political favors or win government contracts.
  5. 12. First member of CongressTattooedrawn as the Tatooted Man.
  6. 15. Republican who became President in 1876 because of deal made by the bosses in Congress.
  7. 17. President who was assassinated over the spoils system of the Poltiical Machines.
  8. 18. Nickname of William M. Tweed.
  9. 19. Popular Newspaper printed in German and English, that used Political Cartoons to show dissatisfaction with politicians.
  10. 20. Political Cartoonist who invented the tattooed man.
  11. 21. Republicans who supported some reforms of the Spoils system.
  12. 22. Policy after the Civil War for dealing with the South that came to sudden end with the election of 1876.
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  1. 1. Political Organizations that controlled politics of at the local lever or higher in the late 19th Century.
  2. 3. President who suddenly changed his mind and supported the Pendleton Civil Serviec Act.
  3. 4. Political Cartoonist who helped bring down Boss Tweed.
  4. 6. Political Boss who ran NYC in the late 19th Century.
  5. 7. Politicians who wanted to end the power of the bosses and Political Machines.
  6. 9. Boss Tweeds supporters in Tammany Hall.
  7. 11. Money is used to gain political favors or win government contracts.
  8. 13. Money is used to gain political favors or win government contracts.
  9. 14. The Pendleton Civil Service act was the start of breaking whose power in Congress.
  10. 16. Political Boss of the Senate who opposed the Pendleton Civil Service Act.