Political Cartoonsmrjohnsonlhs112.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/9/0/12900980/gildedagepolitics_ppt.pdfPolitical Cartoons • Groups of 4 • Each member will analyze ONE political cartoon

Political Cartoons

• Groups of 4 • Each member will analyze ONE political

cartoon and respond to THREE questions on a SEPARATE sheet of paper.

• The group will come together to discuss each cartoon and will respond to FIVE questions on a SEPARATE sheet of paper (One for the group).

• All will be collected to be graded.

Tammany Hall

Democratic Headquarters in NYC

WILLIAM TWEED

Groups (hr. 3)

• Mary• Sam • Molly • Michael

• Ellis • Dani• Alec• Karissa

• Sean• Matia• Kaitlyn

• Meeli• Morgan• Matt• Caleb

POLITICS IN THE

GILDED AGE

WILLIAM “BOSS” TWEED

“I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles; my

constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing

them damned pictures.”

POLITICAL MACHINES

PARTY BOSS

IMMIGRANTS, POOR WORKERS

STATE & LOCAL OFFICIALS

POLITICAL MACHINES

• Led by “Bosses”

• Political parties provided goods, services, and jobs to mostly poor immigrants and workers for votes

• Political parties provided favorable treatment and money to Government officials & businesses

POLITICAL MACHINES

• Voting fraud –padded lists of registered voters with names of dead dogs & people, children and nonexistent persons

• Graft- taking advantage of one’s position in order to gain $$, property, etc.

• KICKBACKS

TAMMANY RING GRAFT

• Tammany Hall – NYC democratic Political Machine

• “BOSS” TWEED - Leader

• Build NYC courthouse 1865

• Estimated cost of $3 million

• Actual cost of $13 million– “Kickback” for workers and party leaders– $179,729.60 for 3 tables and 40 chairs– $41,190.95 for brooms– Plastering bill came to $2,870,464.06

TAMMNY RING UNDONE

• New York Times- stories -ineffective

• Thomas Nast - Cartoonist for “Harpers Weekly”- effective

• Thomas Nast is also credited with:– Elephant as Republican mascot– The way with picture “Santa Clause”

Putting a bow on it…

• Create your own political cartoon illustrating one of the issues the American people faced

during the Gilded Age.

• MUST have color (we have colored pencils and markers)

• Don’t forget to label

Political Cartoon

• Sanitation• Immigration• Nativism• Chinese Exclusion• Expectations v. Reality• “Melting Pot”• Big Business• Labor Unions• Wealth Gap

• Tenements• Working Conditions• Political Corruption• “Kickbacks”• Political Machines• Graft• “Boss” Tweed

• We could really go all day…