Recontruction+Political+Cartoons

This political cartoon is showing Andrew Johnson, the man who became president after Lincoln died, tearing things apart. The author shows Johnson’s attempt of throwing the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, out. President Johnson is trying to throw him out while juggling reconstruction and other things all at the same time.

(2005). The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Retrieved May 6, 2009, from Harpers Weekly Web site: []

The political cartoon shows that President Lincoln is trying to repair the country. He is prying up the damage and sewing broken pieces, the Union and Confederacy, back together. Johnson is saying that if reconstruction is done right that America with be one again and will be joined as one and will be closer than ever. This cartoon is meant to show that public that Lincoln and Johnson are in fact trying the mend the wounds of America.

(2008). Lincoln and Johnsond. Retrieved May 6, 2009, from wikipedia Web site: [|http://search.aol.com/aol/imageDetails?s_it=imageDetails&q=reconstruction+cartoons+1865&img=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F9%2F9a%2FLincoln_and_Johnsond.jpg%2F250px-Lincoln_and_Johnsond.jpg&site=&host=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTemplate%3APOTD_protected%2F2008-12-10&width=111&height=87&thumbUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fimages-partners-tbn.google.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3Aoab5l4SJ5ss7cM%3Aupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F9%2F9a%2FLincoln_and_Johnsond.jpg%2F250px-Lincoln_and_Johnsond.jpg&b=image%3Fs_it%3Dtopsearchbox.imagehome%26q%3Dreconstruction%2Bcartoons%2B1865&imgHeight=195&imgWidth=250&imgTitle=A+political+cartoon+of+Andrew+...&imgSize=17287&hostName=en.wikipedia.org]

In this image the military men are surrounding the carpetbagger. The man inside of the bag looks as if he is ruling over the woman caring him and the bag. It also looks as if the soldiers are keeping her in line along with the ruler. Radical Reconstruction. Retrieved May 6, 2009, from American History Political Cartoons Web site: []

This cartoon shows that congress wants to impeach Andrew Johnson and another man. Four men have come together in the war office order to do so. They have a cannon which is labeled to show that congress does in fact want to impeach President Johnson. One man is holding a utensil for the cannon and it is labeled office bill to show that they will indeed try and impeach him. This political cartoon shows the readers that congress is not ok with what has been done by President Johnson and that they do want him out of office.

Reconstruction and The New South. Retrieved May 6, 2009, from Primary Source Documents Web site: []



White Republicans and KKK members are teaming up against slaves to make them suffer and miserable. There really is no exaggeration; the blacks really did suffer really bad treatment by these people. The author clearly supports the white, which can be supported by the statement "THIS IS A WHITE MAN'S GOVERNMENT".

High school history part one: Reconstruction. Retrieved May 7, 2009, from Tennessee History for Kids Web site: http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/students/h_1



From the look on the carpetbagger's face, this cartoonist definitely supports the Southern Democrats. This cartoon portrays the carpetbaggers that come from the north as evil, scheming villains who plan to take advantage of the state of the South and make as much money as possible. This is a huge exaggeration; in reality, most carpetbaggers didn't take advantage of the state of the South.

(2000, April 14). The carpetbaggers. Retrieved May 7, 2009, from Georgetown College Information Techonology Services Web site: http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/HTALLANT/COURSES/his312/jcoleman/front.htm