Contributor U.S. Library of Congress

Update
10-20-2015
Content Type
Student Resource
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Object Type
Image
License

This political cartoon shows Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, members of the Whig Party, attempting to pull down a financial plan set up by Democratic President Andrew Jackson and implemented by his successor, Martin Van Buren. This could be used as a lesson starter.