History, 22.02.2021 01:10 chelsey54

Choose the statement that accurately describes a situation found in the gilded age in the late 1800s. "Political Machines" controlled government in several major cities.

Tight regulations by government prevented industries from making profit.

The "credit mobilier" scandal involved bribes to congressmen during the building of the transcontinental railroad.

Few Americans lived in poverty.

"Boss tweed" and "tammany hall" led political corruption at the National level.

Andrew Carnegie controlled the steel industry.

John D. Rockefeller controlled the oil industry.

The "spoils system" came to an end.

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