Across
- 3. A Tammany Hall official received 1.82 million dollars (in today's currency) for two days worth of plaster work for which he was given the nickname the ________ of Plasterers.
- 4. Tammany Hall also provided jobs, food, and clothing to the poor and...?
- 6. What is the name of the political cartoonist that highlighted the corruption of Tammany Hall in the magazine Harpers Weekly?
- 7. Tammany Hall organized voters and elected candidates so efficiently this its methods were called...?
- 13. A benefit of political machines like Tammany Hall.
- 14. The nickname for the most powerful boss to ever head Tammany Hall.
- 15. A political term bribes given to politicians by companies in return for access to work paid for by public tax money.
Down
- 1. Even when a committee printed a report investigating Tweed's actions, he benefited and received over $100,000, since Tweed owned the....?
- 2. What is the name of the newspaper that finally published articles exposing the corruption in New York under Tammany Hall?
- 5. A term from going from poor, to middle class, to wealth in ones life.
- 8. Tammany Hall was the name of the building for the headquarters for the New York City's Democratic Party during the early 1900s, but also became associated with...?
- 9. system Giving jobs to friends, family, and supporters of the politician who was elected.
- 10. A political term for using political power for personal gain.
- 11. William H. Tweed controlled the city's mayor, manipulated elections, and rewarded politic supporters and was famous for wearing a....?
- 12. In 1861, due to corruption, the New York County courthouse cost more than the purchase of what current state in 1867?