Political Cartoon #2 Rise it Will

1) In the cartoon, the event that is represented is the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The issue was that only eleven states had signed the document and Rhode Island and North Carolina had not. This prevented the document from becoming ratified and to remove the Articles of Confederation.

2) The message that the artist is sending is that the ratification of the Constitution can still be saved even though those ‘pillars’ are falling. The cartoonist is supporting the constitution and the states that have already signed it. He believes that this document is the best thing for the whole country to accept.

3) The historical impact of the cartoon was that the artist told his view and showed others that the constitution would give freedom and it would benefit the arts, agriculture, commerce, religion, justice and peace. After the issue was addressed, the other two states eventually signed, ratifying that’s still in place today.