History Homework Help

In a world without TV or the Internet, the printed word was the only real way to transmit ideas over large distances, and newspapers were the preferred way to gain information.  In politics, cartoons were used to get across the ideas of the various political parties.  Thus, during this time political cartoons were very important for parties to get their message out to the masses.  Using the Internet, find five political cartoons from this period (post-Revolution early America through the time before the Civil War).  Put them into a PowerPoint presentation, with an explanation of what each one shows and what it was trying to say.  On the last slide, tell me why you think political cartoons continue to be a popular and effective way to get a point across.  (By the way, I have heard it said that political cartoons are no longer effective, but they are: memes can be political cartoons too.)

Use scholarly websites for this assignment and avoid use of other websites such as Pinterest. Your textbook is not an Internet Source.

For your five examples, please only use political cartoons from the time period we are studying, I do NOT want to see any from today.   Nor do I want to see current cartoons written about past events.

Remember, every slide should include Chicago Style citations for both the image and the information on it!