
POLITICAL MACHINES
Authored by Chris Lyon
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10th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of the country did political machines control?
Urban (city) governments
Rural (country) governments
The U.S. federal government
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason for the rise of political machines?
They bribed police officers to ignore crimes
Nativists rigged elections in their favor
Forced unions to keep factories open to low skilled workers
Cities were overcrowded and couldn't get basic services needed for immigrants
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did political machines get the support of immigrants?
they promised to stop illegal immigration from Latin America
They wasted money on military spending
They helped them find homes and jobs in exchange for votes
They developed a system to make becoming a citizen easier
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Many immigrants and poor families would be forced to live in dirty single room apartments called-
Poor houses
Brothels
Tenements
Debtor Jails
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are political machines an example of corruption in the Gilded Age?
They made sure unions could not protect workers from management
They forced immigrants into the US from Latin America
They took control of city governments and stole millions of dollars from the cities
They prevented immigrants from being Americanized
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-
Bill the Butcher
Andrew Carnegie
William "Boss" Tweed
John D Rockefeller
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the organizations that often ran city, county, and state politics during the late 1800s?
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