Question

Who was Boss Tweed during the

Progressive Era?
A. A corrupt politician
B. An owner of multiple railroads
C. William Taft's Vice President
D. A factory owner

Answer 1

a is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

After the election of 1869, Tweed took control of the New York City government. His protégé, John T. Hoffman, the former mayor of the city, won election as governor, and Tweed garnered the support of good government reformers like Peter Cooper and the Union League Club, by proposing a new city charter which returned power to City Hall at the expense of the Republican-inspired state commissions