Lesson 1.01 Politics of the Gilded Age

Complete 1.01 Gilded Age Politics Chart as you review the information from the lesson. Submit your completed work to 1.01 Gilded Age Politics Dropbox.

The illustration above entitled "Back to the Woods" shows William Jennings Bryan walking along railroad tracks, following a sign "To Salt River". He is dragging a carpet bag which contains a gold cross, crown of thorns, bellows, and possibly a megaphone; following him are Arthur Brisbane who is carrying a doll-like William Randolph Hearst, James K. Jones, Charles A. Towne, Richard F. Pettigrew, and Gardner F. Williams.

Just as the cartoon displays, during the late 1890s, several political leaders emerged championing the cause of the common man. For this assessment:

1) Read excerpts from two well-known speeches of the era.

• Speech to the Women's Chritian Temperance Union
• Cross of Gold Speech

2) Answer the questions on 1.01 Document Analysis and submit your completed work to 1.01 Document Analysis Dropbox.

Cartoon Citation:

"Back to the Woods". Print. 20 July 1904. Lib of Congress. Web. 25 February 2014. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2012648745/>.