Question

Make the statements true: (1 point) Throughout the , Republicans and Democrats used every tool at their disposal to mobilize voters and manipulate the system. During president's Grants administration there were numerous scandals including the . In this scandal, major stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad formed a company, the Crédit Mobilier of America, which was subsequently awarded contracts to build a . Shares of the company were given or sold to members of , who used their influence to approve federal subsidies for the cost of railroad construction without considering expenses.

Answer 1

Throughout the Gilded Age, Republicans and Democrats used every tool at their disposal to mobilize voters and manipulate the system. During President Grant's administration there were numerous scandals including the Credit Mobilier scandal. In this scandal, major stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad formed a company, the Credit Mobilier of America, which was subsequently awarded contracts to build a transcontinental railroad. Shares of the company were given or sold to members of Congress, who used their influence to approve federal subsidies for the cost of railroad construction without considering expenses.