The Gilded Age

Question 0

Political Machines

Answer 0

organization that works to win elections and Provide services in return for votes.

Question 1

Upton Sinclair

Answer 1

Wrote the Jungle

Question 2

Tammany Hall

Answer 2

powerful political machine in New York (It was a democratic)

Question 3

The Spoils System

Answer 3

system in which gov. jobs are awarded to those who help a party win an election

Question 4

William “Boss” Tweed

Answer 4

The leader of Tammany Hall, stole more than $100million dollars by having city contractors charge more than what the work actually cost

Question 5

Result

Answer 5

Result: as the result of the spoils system, the gov. became packed with unqualified, dishonest employees

Question 6

The Jungle

Answer 6

Exposed nations meat packing industry

Question 7

Jacob Riis

Answer 7

How the other half lives

Question 8

Muckraker

Answer 8

Journalist who exposed injustice and corruption

Question 9

Charles Guiteau

Answer 9

Killer of James Garfield

Question 10

James Garfield

Answer 10

President for 4 months but then was killed

Question 11

Mark Twain

Answer 11

Writer-The Gilded Age

Question 12

Laissez Faire

Answer 12

Gov. Doesn’t get involved in the economy

Question 13

“Gilded”

Answer 13

Covered w thin coat of gold and underneath really cheap and worthless