The storeowner is putting up a sign that says, "As long as it is the law it shall be enforced, Theo. Roosevelt." The caption underneath reads, "A rational law, or—Tammany. Tammany.—Goin' to wait till dem reformers repeal dat law, are yer? Put me back and you won't need to repeal! See?"—Charles Jay Taylor, from Puck magazine, 1895 How did political machines gain significant power in many cities during the Gilded Age?

They maintained policies of honesty and transparency to the people they served.

They championed liberal local laws and social programs that favored the underprivileged.

They promised jobs, opportunities, and other favors to those in need in return for their votes.

They believed removing restrictions on businesses would benefit all classes of people in the city.

the nationalists wanted a strong central government so the new country wouldn't fall apart.

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on this day in 1833, president andrew jackson announces that the government will no longer use the second bank of the united states, the country's national bank. a national bank had first been created by george washington and alexander hamilton in 1791 to serve as a central repository for federal fund

ok whats to talk about were you scared or what?

du boi was considered a radical because he wanted the immediate end for segregation. the biggest different between him and booker t. washington is that, even though washington believed that segregation should be considered illegal, he did not believe at all that a law was needed to keep blacks away from whites and that this would be something natural (to have the races apart) for a long time until society adjusted, while du boi believe that agitation was the only way to end segregation.