SCAN (2 pts): Quickly scan the political cartoon. What do you notice first?





OBSERVE (2 pts): List the people and objects in this cartoon. List any actions that are occurring.




INTERPRET (2 pts): Try to make sense of the cartoon. What do you think the author’s message is?




RESEARCH (8 pts): Thomas Nast made this cartoon in 1869 hopeful the 15th Amendment would change America. Research the 15th Amendment and then answer the following questions:

What was the 15th Amendment? Did it provide the equality Thomas Nast hoped for in his political cartoon? Why or why not?