Political Cartoons

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Political Cartoons

Cartoon 18

Library of Congress

Lincoln Repairing the Union

Notice the needle and thread. Andrew Johnson was a tailor by trade.

Lincoln was known as the “rail splitter.” Notice that he is holding a rail.

Exaggeration is a common technique in political cartoons. Notice the size of Lincoln’s feet.

ANALYZING POLITICAL CARTOONS Study the political cartoon and then answer the questions below. 1. What are President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson doing?

2. Why do you think Johnson and Lincoln are referring to one another by the names

“Uncle Abe” and “Andy”?

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