Gilded Age Political Cartoons

What does this image say about the control of political bosses?

• political bosses wanted to squish the opportunities in New York

• political bosses control all of New York City

• Political bosses were showing their approval with a "thumbs up" image

• New Jersey did not have political bosses

What legislation is this cartoon referring to?

• 30 day waiting period for immigration

• Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad

• Immigration Reduction Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

Cartoons such as this one during the Gilded Age took the position that industry's role in Congress was -

• too demanding of politicians' time

• a corrupting force on democracy

• ultimately unproductive

• a distraction from further consolidation

Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?

• He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors

• He was a government inspector looking for corruption

• He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government

• He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization

What concept does this image refer to?

• political machines

• nativisim

• labor unions

• graft

What does this image say about the control of Standard Oil?

• Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA

• Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses

• Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers

• Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government

What does this image say about the need for labor unions?

• labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.

• Labor unions decreased nativism

• Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers

• Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day

What does this image say about why workers looked up to political bosses?

• political bosses

• political bosses

• political bosses threw large parties so the immigrants felt welcome in the US

• political bosses helped immigrants find jobs and handed out other favors

Why do you think this man was trying to cover up or paint the Tammeny Hall Tiger?

• to make the political machine of New York seem better than it was

• To cover up the corruption of political bosses in New York

• to cover up secret information about the government in New York

• To cover up the mistreatment of immigrants by political machines

What does this image say is the controlling factor of decisions by political machines?

• resources

• influence

• power

• money