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William Tweed’s legacy is best compared to which of the following?

A.) a famous inventor who developed a new tool for factories

B.) a philanthropist who worked to improve slum conditions

C.) a politician who supported Marxist communist principles

D.) a criminal who took bribes and stole money to get rich

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User Jarsever
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William Tweed's legacy is most likely most closely tied to answer D) a criminal who took bribes and stole money to get rich. William Tweed was a "political boss" in the 1800s who was leader of the Democratic Party's political machine known as Tammany Hall.
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