Political machines were organizations that focused on achieving a specific political goal. For example, a political machine may work to get one of their allies elected into an important position . In order to do this, political machines bribed individuals and companies for votes.
Political machines were organizations that focused on achieving a specific political goal. For example, a political machine may work to get one of their allies elected into an important position (like being mayor of a major city). In order to do this, political machines bribed individuals and companies for votes. For example, a political boss may give a big government contract to a company that would be willing to have their employees vote for the political boss or their ally in the next election. This corrupt cycle affected several major cities, including New York.
The Middle Passage was pretty much torture to enslaved Africans. They where crammed into the smallest part of the ship shackled together. Many got sick from diseases that then spread to everyone else. Some Africans even took their own lives to seek freedom and peace from the voyage
