The characters that Scorsese uses in his films are a variety of personalities and he makes them work as a union for the film purposes but, in the historical context some of them might have similarities with the movie but, not all the way. The character that could possibly resemble the most accurate similarity to reality is William "Boss" Tweed. He was the Boss of Tammany Hall, a Democratic political party that played a huge role in New York City during the nineteenth century. Just like in the movie Tweed used Irish gangs to get political advantages and since the fact that he was very popular with the Irish immigrants he was always constantly promising jobs and assistance from the city. Tweed was extremely corrupt and used politics to profit.…show more content… They believed that the massive immigration of German and Irish Catholic followers were a threat to the government and that at some point the Pope will control the nation. William Poole wasn’t a butcher, he own a butchery because it was a family own business. Also, he was the leader of the Bowery Boys’ gang and was incredible bare knuckle boxer. Unlike the movie which Bill "The Butcher" Cutting’s father died fighting against the British; William Poole's father trained his son to take over the family business. Another factor is that, Poole died in his house over a shotgun wound; in contrast, Bill "The Butcher" Cutting’s died in a street battle against his Irish enemies. Other character is Amsterdam Vallon even though; this character is totally fictitious it can be related to the historical figure of John Morrissey. Morrissey was born in Ireland and his parents immigrated to the United States and settled in Troy, New York. Like Poole, he was a skilled boxer, gambler, and gang leader of the Dead Rabbits. Morrissey became Poole's opponent when he was hired to prevent Poole from grabbing ballot boxes and twist an