PEriod 1
The first source is the Houston Post, it was one of the one of the early newspapers that came out in 1880. The Houston Post began to define the concept of newspapers to Americans. For instance, the upper paragraph that says: "Over 400 pages of useful information on live subjects brought up-to-date. Covers thousands of topics that are of interests to you in everyday life". The second source is from June, 1896 during the Gilded Age. We can see the monopolies in the middle of the paper. When U.S.Grant was nominated in the elections of 1896 as Vice-President. He also was known as "The builder of San Diego", as well as the son of General U.S Grant who fought for the union in the civil war.
William Magear Tweed, best known as "Boss Tweed" an American Democratic politician during the Gilded Age, the boss of Tammany Hall. The Tammany Hall was a Political Machine that helped him gain a horizontal integration supporting his business as well as being elected as the Senate of NY state.
During the Gilded Age, corruption was the greatest, and businessmen created "Political Machines" to gain more support and explain their corruption. Boss Tweed was the third largest landowner in NYC, owned a big variety of business all over NY by stealing money from taxpayers. In 1877, Tweed was convinced for many of his corrupts, and went to jail. Even though, he escaped, he returned back and died there.
In the photograph, Boss Tweed appears very big, which explains his wealth. Also, the packet of money instead of his head, that explains his greediness for money.
During the Gilded Age, corruption was the greatest, and businessmen created "Political Machines" to gain more support and explain their corruption. Boss Tweed was the third largest landowner in NYC, owned a big variety of business all over NY by stealing money from taxpayers. In 1877, Tweed was convinced for many of his corrupts, and went to jail. Even though, he escaped, he returned back and died there.
In the photograph, Boss Tweed appears very big, which explains his wealth. Also, the packet of money instead of his head, that explains his greediness for money.
The photograph above shows the first colored senators and representatives under the big dome of the congress. This milestone came in 1871, sixteen years after the Civil War. The most significant is that all of the congressmen were from the South; Mr.Jefferson Long was from Georgia, Mr.Joseph Rainey, Mr.Robert Elliot and Mr.Robert DeLarge were from South Carolina, Hiram Revels was from Mississippi, Benjamin Turner was from Alabama, Joslah Walls was from Florida. However, women at that time were not allowed to vote.
From the photograph above, we can obviously notice that the three kids are from a native Indians ancestry. However, they are dressed like Americans at that time. This was a one sided reflection of the Assimilation in the late 19th century. The Assimilation was a strategy planned by the U.S government to cut down the Indian culture and any other culture in North America. People of different backgrounds began to act like Americans and conform to the American lifestyle; for instance, in speaking, dinning, and customs.
Resources:
- The Houston daily post. (Houston, Tex.), 15 Feb. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1897-02-15/ed-1/seq-5/>
- The San Francisco call. (San Francisco [Calif.]), 11 June 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1896-06-11/ed-1/seq-9/>
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