Roosevelt and the new deal reading worksheet free to print pdf file. Each one is broken down in a way students are able to practice interpreting different parts of the cartoon. In the last decade, political cartooning has suffered along with the rest of print media in the face of the digital age. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for. Political cartoon showing uncle sam lecturing a group of childlike caricatures depicting the people of hawaii, cuba, puerto rico and. Students will be given the attached worksheet, which asks them to brainstorm the positive aspects of american life at the beginning of the 20th century and the negative aspects of american life at the beginning of the 20th century reminding students to remember the issues we discussed in our studies of the gilded age. Gilded age political machines cartoon analysis boss tweed, tammany hall. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture. This product contains a presentation that includes a thinkpairshare, types of political cartoons, importance of political cartoons and examples of political cartoons.
Political cartoons and the press in american politics and culture, 18771901, rutherford b. A hydra that must be crushed and the sooner the better 66. As we begin to explore the gilded age 18701900, that era in american history sandwiched between the civil warreconstruction and the progressive era to the great war, i want students. Grade 11 us history social studies louisiana believes. Many of nasts most effective cartoons were virulent attacks on tammany hall, led by boss tweed. Using examples from known gilded age cartoonistsnast, gillam, keppler, and walkerthe article differentiates between cartoons, which continue to offer political insight still today, and others, which fare less well under the scrutiny of a modern lens.
Appearing in weekly magazines, frequently filling a full page and printed in color, drawn in copious detail and finely engraved, gilded age cartoons represented a lavish, at times gaudy form of political expression to which this sixby. The original gilded age was followed by the progressive era 19001920, a period marked by a. If youre having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, wed love to hear from you. Gilded age politics were dominated by corruption, as politicians took bribes and rewarded their supporters with good government jobs. Industrialization and expansion through the progressive era. Political cartoons in the gilded age by nickolas szymanski. Political cartoons of the gilded age by jaycee philips on.
The gilded age and progressive era curriculum provides students an indepth look at this formative period in united states history. Gilded age the corrupting of new york city share my. For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums. Social darwinism in the gilded age article khan academy.
Hand out one cartoon and have students complete the image analysis worksheet. Gilded age gilded age period when corruption existed in society but was overshadowed by the wealth of the period gilded is when something is goldenbeautiful on the surface but is really cheapworthless underneath term comes from a book written about the time period by mark twain and charles dudley warner in 1873 the gilded age. Gilded age, period of gross materialism and blatant political corruption in u. How could this cartoon be used as evidence in an essay concerning corruption in the grant administration. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet. Gilded age political machines cartoon analysis boss tweed.
During the gilded age labor was very violent and horrific. Chapter 17 politics in the gilded age flashcards quizlet. If you need an extra desk, just grab one from the back. And a look back at the golden age of political cartoons from the 19th century shows how similar that periods sentiments were to our own. Grab a worksheet and get into groups of three if possible. There are, however, other ways to teach gildedage politics, perhaps even to recapture its excitement, while at the same time teaching social history. Gilded age political cartoon analysis handout attached. He used the word illustration to describe the enormous talent and craft that went into a work of art produced to capture a moment in time. They will do this by examining multiple cartoons and deciding what they are about and. The following slide are two views of immigration drawn by the same cartoonist, but during different time periods. Go to the thomas nast website and pick out on of his political cartoons from the nast and andrew johnson section and print it out one that you like and attach it to the cartoon analysis worksheet title. Gilded age and progressive era political cartoon worksheet. From 18761920, the united states went through a period of rapid technological, demographic, and political change.
There is a pdf of slides with the answer key, created to project and go over with students. A political cartoon analysis activity for the gilded age antimonopolist cartoon. The cartoon at the top was drawn in the early 1880s, and the bottom cartoon was drawn in the 1890s. For more of our free educational materials covering this period in united states history, click here. New york city 18601870 from kate ericson grade 912. Click on popout icon or print icon to worksheet to print or download.
To supplement teaching lessons on the gilded age and progressive eraas homeworkfor work with a substitute. Political bosses stanford history education group sheg stanford. Images from josh browns lecture, seeing boom and bust. How could this cartoon be used as evidence in an essay concerning the election of 1872. Through primarysourcebased activities and engaging narratives, students will be exposed to this fascinating period and. Nasts caricature of the fleeing political boss led to tweeds identification and arrest. But the belief that we live in a second gilded age raises an intriguing question. In this lesson, students examine a political cartoon, a muckraker text, and the. What were at least five of the reasons why the gilded age.
This cartoon by joseph keppler portrays the influence of big business over the u. Between 1865 and the 1890s, americans settled 430 million acres in the far west more land than during the preceding 250 years of american history. As we begin to explore the gilded age 18701900, that era in american history sandwiched between the civil warreconstruction and the progressive era to the great war, i want students to be able to understand political cartoons and why they were used so often during this era. See more ideas about gilded age, politics and political cartoons. Teacher will distribute a gilded age political cartoon and cartoon analysis worksheet. Analyzing attitudes on immigration through political cartoons. A political cartoon analysis activity for the gilded age antimonopolist cartoon bosses of the senate. Independent work packet worksheets lesson plans printables activities. Political cartoons and the gilded age share my lesson. Political machines during late 1800s, many cities run by a political machine. Political cartoon depicting how chinese immigrants workers lived. Th e work of nast, keppler, and other gilded age artists established and, through repetition, institutionalized many of the symbols and pictorial conventions of political cartoons. Answer the following questions about both of the cartoons you chose.
Art wood, an awardwinning political cartoonist himself, collected more than 16,000 political cartoons by hundreds of the leading creators of the ungentlemanly art, a phrase that is commonly used to describe this type of graphic satire. What was the first thing you noticed in this cartoon. Political cartoons of the gilded age students will analyze various political cartoons from the gilded age, learning to use a cartoon analysis protocol that can be applied to any political cartoon or image. Gilded age time in the late 1800s and early 1900s when the us and its cities seemed nice on the outside, but had lots of problems on the. See more ideas about political cartoons, gilded age and age. Gilded age vocabularystudy guide oakmont high school. Worksheets are populist work, farmers and the populist movement, populism political cartoons, gilded age political cartoon analysis, american populism, unit overview, analyze a written document, history readers. Between 1865 and the 1890s, americans settled 430 million acres in the far west more land than during the. Drawn primarily from the archives of the columbus dispatch and the columbus citizen, the news articles and political cartoons in this collection highlight the concerns of gilded age columbus and the progressive efforts to remake the social and political order of the city. Start studying chapter 17 politics in the gilded age.
Analyzing attitudes on immigration through political cartoons warm up. During the progressive era, muckraking journalists wrote articles attacking urban. The period takes its name from the earliest of these, the gilded age 1873, written by mark twain in collaboration with charles dudley warner. The gilded age worksheets this page includes our standalone printable worksheets on the gilded age circa 18701900 in american history. Many factories had used children as their employees because they didnt have to get paid as much as adults. They took the utilities out of the hands of private companies and put them in the hands of. The term gilded age was coined by mark twain in his 1873 book, the gilded age. See more ideas about political corruption, gilded age and political cartoons. Twains phrase uses the practice of gilding, in which a thin sheet of gold leaf is laid over plain metal, as a metaphor to describe how major societal and political problems were hidden with a veneer of respectability during the postcivil war era. Lesson title political cartoons of political machines. This sheet takes four examples of gilded age political cartoons. On trial for the assassination of president james garfield, charles guiteau testified with a poem.
Gilded age and progressive era bill of rights institute. Political illustrations cartoon america exhibitions. Political cartoons and the gilded age lesson plan template and teaching resources. Read a political satire of the gilded age library of congress, then use the illustrations and political cartoons from puck magazine 18711918 to consider differing viewpoints on issues of the time. What does this cartoon say about the relationship of the africanamerican vote and the republican party. Lesson 12 the politics of the gilded age objective to show students that the politics of the gilded age supported the rise of big business and en. Capital and labor in the gilded age pictorial press, illustrating the gilded age. Background and a full transcript has been made available by the gilder lehrman. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Also included is a worksheet that has students analyze two political cartoons from the gilded age. Find 2 political cartoons that you believe explain this era. His cartoons were probably one of the chief factors in the machines downfall.
Government during the gilded agesecond industrial revolution. Invision employees share their remote work secrets. Gilded age political cartoon analysis the late 19 th century witnessed the birth of modern america. You will receive your score and answers at the end. In 1896, the democrats coopted much of the populist agenda and the populists supported democrat william jennings bryan for the. In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the gilded age and progressive era in the united states. The very name gilded age derives from mark twains bitter satire on congressional corruption. Political cartoons of political machines from kate ericson. Recommended citation szymanski, nickolas, political cartoons in the gilded age 2016. There is a young women who is in cuffs and at her feet is a wheel that reads labor.
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