https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c progressive era en-us 2022-05-03 15:22:16 UTC 2022-05-09 14:13:07 UTC hello@padlet.com benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168499681 Powerful politicians had power in many cities and they gave jobs and money to many of its citizens in exchange for their votes. this was done to illegally win elections.]]> 2022-05-03 15:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168499681 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168505025 William Tweed cheated the city out of between 30 million and 100 million usd. he did this by creating "jobs" to work on city projects and he was able to make the city loose money and collect money from the citizens illegally.]]> 2022-05-03 15:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168505025 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168514623 He ended reconstruction.  He removed troops from the south.  His actions made it so African Americans were oppressed for another 10 years.]]> 2022-05-03 15:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168514623 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168519720 Many reformers gave homeless people who were victims of corruption food and money so that they could live better lives.]]> 2022-05-03 15:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168519720 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168525493 The power was divided between politicians and the government. this allowed politicans who became elected to bribe citizens to keep]]> 2022-05-03 15:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2168525493 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2173068798 Many people attacked the U.S. capital to prevent a peaceful transfer of power between presidents after the election]]> 2022-05-06 15:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2173068798 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2173071763 Paul Manafort used shell companies in Delaware to hide payments  so he could launder over 75 million usd from Ukraine. ]]> 2022-05-06 15:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2173071763 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2173082763 Many Questionable Pardons have been issued over the past few decades including the pardon of joe Arpaio a police officer that was known for brutality and racial profiling.  As well as hunting down immigrants.]]> 2022-05-06 15:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2173082763 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2175739832 About 5515 police officers were arrested between 2006 and 2011. This means about 1000 police officers were being arrested per year. As well as in 2016 74% of police officers were white.]]> 2022-05-09 13:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2175739832 benjaminkrieger1 https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2175748461 2 Judges Micheal Conahan and Mark Ciavarella were taking money to give children harsh sentences. They did this to increase occupancy at profit children detention centers. In the end they sentenced 1000s of children to unfair sentences ]]> 2022-05-09 13:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/benjaminkrieger1/h2u3uwgz5c9jr9c/wish/2175748461