Thomas Nast Biography [American Political Cartoons] | Daily Bellringer

Thomas Nast: Nast is sometimes called the "Father of American Cartoons" as he was very influential in the mid to late 1800s with his illustrations of the American Civil War and Reconstruction politics. Questions below: 1. Who do historians say created the first American political cartoon? 2. In 1862 what newspaper did Nast begin to work for? 3. Who was the New York state senator that Nast attacked with his cartoons? 4. Nast is responsible for the modern depictions of what two well-known characters? 5. Why do you believe Nast's cartoons became so popular? **WORKSHEET THAT GOES DIRECTLY WITH THIS VIDEO: https://www.dailybellringer.com/produ... **FULL RECONSTRUCTION WORKSHEET PACKET: https://www.dailybellringer.com/produ... **TPT WORKSHEET: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P... *ADDITIONAL MATERIALS AND WORKSHEETS FOR MANY OF THE BELLRINGER VIDEOS ON WEBSITE: https://www.dailybellringer.com/ **BELLRINGER MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE HERE: https://thedailybellringer.myspreadsh... ****TEACHER PAY TEACHER STORE (TPT): https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/S... SUPPORT THE DAILY BELLRINGER ON PATREON:   / dailybellringer   EMAIL LIST SIGN-UP: https://stats.sender.net/forms/e182Zd... #thomasnast #politicalcartoons #reconstruction