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Gilded Age Politics

By Amir B.

  • Wiliams Bosstweed

    Wiliams Bosstweed
    Tweed was elected to the House of Representatives in 1852. He was also elected to the New York senate in 1867. Tweed was convicted of stealing an estimated amount between $25 million and $45 million from New York City's taxpayers through political corruption. Taking the peoples money for his own selfish motives.

  • Immigration

    Immigration
    In total, 1,817 people have immigrated to the U.S in the last 6 year, both criminal and non-criminal. Most immigrate because of living reasons or war. Living reasons meaning pollution or like I've mentioned before, war.