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AP U.S. History Sample Questions - College Board
secure-media.collegeboard.orgThis cartoon by Thomas Nast focuses on the debates over political values (addressed in learning objective POL-6) and national identity (learning objective CUL-2) in the aftermath of the Civil War. Questions 4–8 refer to the following 1865 cartoon by Thomas Nast. Courtesy of HarpWeek Courtesy of Library of Congress 4.
Document A: Thomas Nast Cartoon, 1876
mazclass.weebly.comIrish Immigration Guiding Questions Name_____ Document A 1. (Close Reading) The man in the “white” scale is supposed to be Irish. What is the message of this cartoon? 2. (Sourcing) Thomas Nast, the cartoonist, drew for Harper’s Weekly.Based on this
Politics in the Gilded Age - Caggia Social Studies
caggiasocialstudies.comThomas Nast, a political cartoonist, helped arouse public outrage against Tammany Hall’s graft, and the Tweed Ring was finally broken in 1871. Tweed was indicted on 120 counts of fraud and extortion and was sentenced to 12 years in jail. His sentence was reduced to one year, but after leaving jail, Tweed was quickly arrested on another charge.
Lesson 5 Analyzing Political Cartoons - Lincoln Log Cabin ...
www.lincolnlogcabin.orgThomas Nast, A.J. Volck and Joseph Keppler penned many popu-lar cartoons advocating so-cial reform. The reason be-hind their popularity is ap-parent. People with minimal reading abilities could under-stand and relate to a format that communicated powerful ideas in …