Political Cartoon "Rise it Will"


1. The historical event being represented by the cartoon is the ratification of the Constitution.

2. The author is trying to convey the many positive affects that the ratifacation of the Constituion would have upon the new nation, the United States. The author describes the unification of the states under the Constitution would result in achievements in the arts, agriculture, commerce and wisdom. In addition, the freedom of religion and the maintence of peace would be upheld under the constitution. The author of this cartoon is clearly for the ratification of the Constitution due to the fact that in that all the states would seem to prosper united and under the laws of a strong central government.

3. This cartoon portrayed the process of the unification of the states under a strong central government and the ratification of the Constitution. The final result of this is the approval of the Constitution and its effects that it's had on America over the approximate period of 200 years that it has been implemented.