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Tammany Hall
Charges of corruption levied against leaders such as William M. “Boss” Tweed. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Increased demand for a variety of manufactured goods. -
Dawes Act
U.S. federal legislation that aimed to assimilate American Indians into U.S. society by granting them an allotment of reservations land to farm on. “Excess” land would be put on the open market, allowing purchase and settlement by non-Native Americans. -
Political Machines
A corrupt political organization that preyed on immigrants.
