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What do you see?

Effects of the Civil War Political Cartoon.

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What do you see?

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  1. Effects of the Civil War Political Cartoon A political cartoon is an interpretation of an event through the use of an illustration. Cartoonists use humor to inform and influence public opinion. Interpreting political cartoons from the past helps us understand opinions surrounding historical events. Cartoonists use visual devices such as symbols (an image or object that stands for something else), caricatures (exaggeration of physical features to create a positive or negative image)and analogies (comparing two unlike things to each other) to make their point. What do you see? Does the author use any symbols, caricatures, words or analogies to get his point across? How? What can you infer and support from this cartoon? What message is the author sending? What political effect of the Civil War is this cartoon referencing? How do you know?

  2. Learning Target I can analyze the economic effects of the Civil War

  3. Economic Effects of the Civil War C-Notes

  4. After the War • The Civil War had a great effect on the economy of the south. • For the first time southerners and Texans had to find a new labor system not based on slavery. Why can Texans no longer base their economy on slavery?

  5. Post-War Economy • During the Civil War a northern blockade caused Texans to face the following economic problems after the war: • Their Confederate money becoming worthless • A decrease in agriculture production • Many businesses failing • Limited supplies being available • Few jobs opportunities for the many workers Select 1-word to describe the Texas economy after the Civil War.

  6. A Change in Farming • The Civil War caused the south to go from commercial farming to subsistence farming and sharecropping. • Suddenly the south was no longer farming to thrive, but farming to survive What factors would cause such a change in farming?

  7. Subsistence Farming • Subsistence farming is about survival • Farmers went from large farms to small farms • Instead of growing mass amounts of cotton, farmers grew only what they needed • Corn, wheat, and other products Subsistence Farming is like a ___________ because ________.

  8. Share-cropping • Sharecropping is like renting • Farmers rented land and supplies needed from a landlord • Farmers paid off their rent with the amount of product they produced • However, most of the time farmers did not produce enough crops to make enough money to pay off their monthly rent

  9. 3, 2, 1 • 3 economic effects of the Civil War • 2 main reasons Texas faced these problems • 1 way farming changed after the Civil War

  10. Economic Effects Editorial

  11. Ticket out the Door The economic effects of the Civil War were like a ______________ because _____________.

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