Part 1: Vocabulary Matching 1. Boss Tweed 2. Thomas Nast 3. Harper's Weekly 4. political boss 5. cartoonist...

Part 1: Vocabulary Matching
1. Boss Tweed
2. Thomas Nast
3. Harper's Weekly
4. political boss
5. cartoonist
Part 2: True or False? Circle your choice.
True or False: Tweed was the head of New York City's Republican political machine.
True or False: Seymour played a large role in helping political machines reaching their goals.
True or False: Tweed's position in politics was as leader of Tammany Hall.
True or False: Political machines brought people together.
True or False: It is estimated that Boss Tweed stole nearly $200 million from NY taxpayers.
Part 3: Sequencing: Place the following events in chronological order (1-5).
Order: Event:
___ Boss Tweed is arrested in Spain.
___ The city officials and a private group arrest Tweed and his associates, including his large circle of friends.
___ William Tweed uses Tammany's wealth to bribe newspapers for their support.
___ William Tweed is elected to the United States House of Representatives.
___ Thomas Nast draws political cartoons that expose Tweed's corruption.