Political Cartoons

Multiple Choice

What message does this political cartoon send?

• America was only powerful country at the time

• Great Britain was the weakest country in the world at the time

• Great Britain was being attacked by multiple countries at once

• France was Great Britain's only enemy

Poll

Whose point of view does this cartoon show?

• Colonies

• British

Multiple Choice

What is the message of this cartoon?

• The colonies asked for independence, but then didn't put up a fight when England said no

• England accepted the colonists' Declaration of Independence and let them go on their own

• England tried to keep a hold on the colonies from Britain, but the colonists wanted to fight for their Independence

• The colonies were willing to stay with England, even though they were a sea apart

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Open Ended

List 2 details that help you analyze this cartoon.

Poll

Whose point of view does this cartoon show?

• Revolutionists

• British

Multiple Choice

What is the message of this cartoon?

• Bostonians hated tax collectors, so they punished them severely

• Bostonians were okay with tax collectors and welcomed them into the community

• Tax collectors were seen as helpful members in their community

• Bostonians just ignored tax collectors when they saw them

Open Ended

What are 2 things you found in the cartoon that helped to explain it?

Multiple Choice

What event (main idea) does this cartoon depict?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act

• American Revolution

Poll

Does this cartoon celebrate or criticize the Boston Tea Party?

• Celebrate

• Criticize

Multiple Choice

What is the message of this cartoon?

• British soldiers massacred a crowd of colonists without reason

• The British were right to shoot the colonists

• The British Massacre wasn't that big of a deal

• British soldiers killed colonists, but it was for a good reason

Open Ended

What are 2 things you noticed in this cartoon that help you find its meaning?

Poll

This cartoon has been called one of the most effective pieces of propaganda from the American Revolution. Do you agree?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

What should you look at to analyze a political cartoon?

• the drawing

• the caption

• what the characters are saying

• what kind of paper it was printed on

Poll

Are political cartoons a good tool for making a point about an issue or event?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Open Ended

What is something we've learned about in class that could make a good political cartoon?