Lesson 1.04: Populist Movement

Read or watch "The People's Party" and "The Election of 1896" presentations in this lesson. As you review the information, complete the 1.04 Populist Movement chart. Once finished, submit the work to the 1.04 Populist Movement Dropbox.

Your task for this assignment is to create a political cartoon that highlights one aspect of the farmers' political movement. Using mostly pictures, supported with a few words, this cartoon should accurately reflect one of the topics listed below.

Cartoon Options:

• The plight (trouble) of farmers that initially encouraged them to organize politically
• One or more of the beliefs of the Populist party
• Reaction to the Populist Party by the government and Americans in the Northeast

Use the readwritethink Comic Creator to create your cartoon. Click here for a tutorial on how to take a screenshot of your cartoon for submission.

Your grade will be based upon how historically accurate and creative your cartoon is. When you are finished, submit your work to the 1.04 Political Cartoon Dropbox.

Once you have successfully completed this unit, you may take the Unit 1 Test located in the Quizzes section.