politcalcartoon: #2

Potical Cartoon Number Six: Rise It Will

1. Interpret the cartoon. What historical event/issue is being represetned?

This historical document represents each American state ratified by the constitution. The pillars protray the solid foundation on which the new government and nation can be built upon. The event portrayed is the process of unification of the people, states, and overall communities of the this new government. The eleven stars, collumns and pillars represent the states so far added to the constitution, being examples to the other states yet to be added.

2. What is the message that the cartoonist is trying to convey? Which side of the issue does he support?
The author of this poltical cartoon clearly reflects his support for the adpation of the constitution, stressing the importance of unification of the American government. The romantisiced names of the eleven adapting states, such as "stars", "pillars", and "collumns", are examples of how important the author belived them to be in the history of this country.

3. What effect(s) did this cartoon have on American History? What were the results of this issue being addressed?
Becasue of various articles, cartoons, and changes made within the Unitied States throughout history, today all fifty states are binded together by the constitution, and the overseeing government. The effects of popular support for ratification and harmony influenced the people and leaders to strive towards the creation of the modern day United States of America, widely known for its effective three part government.



Political Cartoon Number Two:
Macarony Making, As Practiced at Boston


1. Interpret the cartoon. What historical event/issue is being represented?

The cartoon “Macarony Making”, published in 1774 in London, portrays two menacing looking Bostonians tarring and feathering a British Custom House official, with a nus tied around his neck. The helpless looking British Custom House Official, as encrypted at the bottom of the page, ''begg'd for God's sake they would drench him no more.'' Tarring and feathering, an ancient mode of punishment and torture, clearly reflects the hatred and animosity erupting between these peoples. This situation represents the conflict between the residing British and the soon to be independent Americans, after the American colonists were made to pay heavy taxes, including the Stamp and Tea Acts. The large vessel in one if the colonist’s hands could possibly be filled with tea, as this was sometimes poured down the throats of the British tax collectors. The colonists’ outrage at the Boston Tea Act foreshadowed the coming of the American Revolution, and the ultimate break from Great Brittan entirely.

2. What is the message that the cartoonist is trying to convey? Which side of the issue does he support?

This cartoon, along with many others like it within the time period of 1773-1775, expressed the total outrage of the colonists, at the unfair taxation of the British. As the British tax collectors were punished for taking the money of everyday citizens of colonial America for the Crown, the pot of freedom and independence was stirred. The idea conveyed in this cartoon “Macarony Making, As Practiced at Boston”, is the undying spirit of the colonists, willing, at whatever costs to rid Colonial America of the smothering of its mother country Great Brittan.

3. What effect(s) did this cartoon have on American History? What were the results of this issue being addressed?

The Boston Tea Party followed the Stamp Act ans the Tea Acts, as the ‘Sons of Liberty’ stormed ships, dumping tea into the Boston Harbor. Violent actions such as the tarring ad feathering, of British official and tax collectors, led to fighting and battles at Lexington and Concord. The result of the Boston Tea Party, and the revolutionary behavior that followed, eventually rid colonial America of British oppression, creating the newly independent nation of the United Sates of America.

LAD: #5 proclaimation of neutrality

LAD: Number Five
The Proclamation of Neutrality 1793
A Proclamation

In consideration with the current state of warfare between the powers of Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, the United Netherlands, and France, the United States will hereby adopt a policy of friendly impartiality. Furthermore, all American citizens are warned and prohibited against any acts of committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities one way or another, punishable by the law. This proclamation, has been made official in the city Philadelphia, the twenty-second day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.
George Washington
April 22, 1793

LAD: Federlist #10

LAD: Federalist #10

1. Why are factions so difficult to eliminate?

Factions, or branches and distinctions within bodies of government and society, are difficult to eliminate due to people’s tenancy to feel passion and emotion towards specific opinions and causes. Removing the right to think individually and to support whatever causes or motions one may, would be denying the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for American citizens. Although not always the easiest to manage, people of different backgrounds, religions, and political add to the richness of administration and community. Diversity is the key to development of thought and practice, allowing new ideas to come forthright. It would be vain and foolish to suggest that government of any body of collective organization would be successful in creating a fellowship in which all people were meant to think the exact same way. The real question in this issue would be how to work with and satisfy the various groups of people within a community, as separation within government is inevitable.

2. If factions cannot be removed then how can they be controlled?

According to the Federalist document #10, the control of various fractions may be obtained through the proper use of a predominately Republican government. This Republican government would allow the people to make decisions and hold power over their own lives, however baring some differences from a pure democracy. Different tactics may be employed in dealing with fractions with consideration to the issue at hand, and the amount of people included. If the majority of the population is not included in the fraction, for example, the Republican party may have a vote, indicating what is best for the entirety of the public. If the majority of the public is included in the fraction however, it must act on behalf of the good of the public’s interests and concerns.

LAD: Declaration of Independence

Summary
The Declaration of Independence

As all men were created equal under God their Creator, with certain rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; it is the government’s duty to uphold these rights for all their people. In the case of these colonies however, once a governmental body becomes destructive and has inflicted a long train of abuses and sufferance on its people, it becomes the duty of the governed to break free from these inauspicious institute of men and form a new government for themselves. Facts condemning the British Crown for its acts of tyranny and oppression involve the following:
• The King has refused to assent to laws, and the passing of important laws of accommodation
• He has constricted the government in the colonies by repetitiously dissolving representative houses, establishing uncomfortable places of meeting, confining the population of states, making judges dependant on his word alone, and erecting standing armies in peace times without consent.
• He has rendered the military superior to civil power, subjected the colonies to foreign jurisdiction, cutting of trade, imposing taxes, depriving us of trial by jury, unjustly trying us overseas without pretense, exposing us to an arbitrary government, taking away charters, abolishing laws of value, and suspending our own legislature.
• He has reprehensibly importing foreign armies for barbarous death and destruction, taken complete control of the high seas, and excited domestic insurrection among us.
Through this outrageous subjugation, we have unsuccessfully repeated petitions, only to be disregarded by a the tyrant of the British government. We have not only reminded them of the conditions of our settlement in abroad, but have appealed to their native justice and munificence. Because of the lack of reply and resolution, it was our obligation to initiate a separation. Thus, we the people of the Untied States of America under the General Assembly and the Supreme Judge declare ourselves free and independent states. It is with honor and confidence that we have the full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce for ourselves.

AmericanRattlesnake

Political Cartoon Number One
The American Rattlesnake

1.) “The American Rattlesnake”, one of the first
political cartoons, was produced during the
time of peace negotiations between the British
and the Americans. The rattlesnake represents
America, armed with the courage and strength to
fight for the land and position they have newly
acquired, despite deliberate British attempts to
regain the land and loyalty they had lost.

2.) The clear message of this cartoon is that
the newly independent America can and will
defend their territories without backing down for the British. The author of “The American Rattlesnake” is trying to convey to the British that the Americans are strong and able. The author sides with those fighting to keep America free and independent from British government and military. The posted sign on the third coil alone: “An Apartment to Lett for Military Gentlemen” portrays the confidence and determination of the American people.

3.) Cartoons such as “The American Rattlesnake”, have forever shaped the history of this nation as the American people were able, not only to defend and retain their territories and positions, but develop one of the best systems of governments in the world. The power to support the nation with editorials and cartoons influences the attitudes of those involved in fighting etc., pushing America to persevere through challenges such as British aggression.

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Skylar I Jameson
Mr. DeCarlo

14th September 2006 Political Cartoon Number One
The American Rattlesnake

1.) “The American Rattlesnake”, one of the first
political cartoons, was produced during the
time of peace negotiations between the British
and the Americans. The rattlesnake represents
America, armed with the courage and strength to
fight for the land and position they have newly
acquired, despite deliberate British attempts to
regain the land and loyalty they had lost.

2.) The clear message of this cartoon is that
the newly independent America can and will
defend their territories without backing down for the British. The author of “The American Rattlesnake” is trying to convey to the British that the Americans are strong and able. The author sides with those fighting to keep America free and independent from British government and military. The posted sign on the third coil alone: “An Apartment to Lett for Military Gentlemen” portrays the confidence and determination of the American people.

3.) Cartoons such as “The American Rattlesnake”, have forever shaped the history of this nation as the American people were able, not only to defend and retain their territories and positions, but develop one of the best systems of governments in the world. The power to support the nation with editorials and cartoons influences the attitudes of those involved in fighting etc., pushing America to persevere through challenges such as British aggression.

zenger

Trial of John Peter Zenger (1735)
1. Who was John Peter Zenger?

John Peter Zenger, the German emigrate, was the publisher of the newspaper, New York Weekly Journal. Because this journal exposed corrupt policies of the British, Zenger was arrested on the 17th of November 1733, leading up the most renowned trial in the history of American journalism.

2. What was the controversy over his charges? Talk about Hamilton's defense.
Zenger’s charges were controversial because although he was guilty of, and admitted to, publishing the scandalous articles; the question of freedom of speech is raised. The well respected Lawyer Andrew Hamilton from Philadelphia, defended Zenger, arguing eloquently to the jury that as long as the articles contained truthful facts, it deserved to be considered. Although before this trial, any criticism of British policies was punishable, the trial was acquitted.

3. What influence did his case have on American governmental tradition?

This celebrated case influenced American governmental tradition in several ways, pressing for the further foundation of civil rights, more specifically the freedom of speech and press. The term “innocent until proven guilty” also comes into play as Zenger was able to walk free from his trial, not guilty by the decision of the jurors, after previously being arrested and condemned.


4. What is the lasting significance of his trial? Explain.

The emphasis on life, liberty, and freedom, were heightened ever after Zenger’s trial. The media is allowed to say, publish and produce without having to consult the government, as freedom of speech and press continues to be a part of the cultural society of the United States of America.

mayflower...

LAD: Mayflower Compact & Fundamental Orders of CT
1) What concepts are included in the Mayflower Compact?
The conformity towards the Christian religion, the honor of King and country, constitution, virtue, ordinance and equality were elements within the Mayflower concept. In the name of the Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, the colonists vowed together to build a new colony, and civil body Politick, in Virginia in 1620 on the eleventh of November.

2) How does the Mayflower Compact reflect and attachment to both the "Old" and "New" worlds? Although the Mayflower contract holds true to many “Old World” traditions regarding the respect of the Christian faith and royal government, elements of the “New World” also emerge through the zeal for an independent new government and civil body. The document begins, for example, with the praise and support for European nations, declaring the new colony in the very name of King James, and stating the advancement of the Christian faith. The New World however, is foreshadowed by the mentioning of laws, constitution, liberty, virtue, and equality.

3) How did the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut differ from the Mayflower Compact?
The Fundamental Order of Connecticut, nineteen years after the Mayflower Compact, differed considerably. As the Mayflower Compact often referred to King James and the rulings of Europeans nations, the Fundamental Orders were more concerned with the formation of a new constitution and a Public State or Commonwealth, while still upholding the Gospel and Christian tradition. Eleven distinct decrees were mad in the latter, shaping Assemblies, Magistrates, towns and government.

4) What prompted the colonists of Connecticut to take this approach to government, i.e.: use of a written Constitution?
The expansion of government and the written constitution was educed by the colonists’ desire to maintain their organization and the confirmation of the Christian Religion and the teachings of Jesus Christ. The Fundamental Order continues to express the importance of the union and liberty, under God.

5) In what significant way(s) does the Fundamental Orders reflect a fear of and safeguard against the usurping of power by one person or a chosen few?
The fear of one group or person overwhelming a community oftentimes plays a major role in the beginnings of new organization. This fear is recognized in the colonists, as specific laws are passed, enabling the sharing of power and control. In the first ordinance, for example, power is given to two general assemblies, as to ensue the value of everyone’s rights equally.

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hey Mr. Decarlo,
I hope this works....but ill see you 8th period if it doesnt!!
have a wonderful day
skylar
aka skyjam or skyylar (I dont really know which names i used)