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Charges of corruption levied against leaders such as William M. “Boss” Tweed.
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Increased demand for a variety of manufactured goods.
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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.
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A corrupt political organization that preyed on immigrants.
