Contributor U.S. Library of Congress

Update
10-28-2015
Content Type
Multimedia
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Object Type
Interactive
License

This political cartoon satirizes the Van Buren administration and its Democratic supporters in New York. Interestingly, it shows the Democrats in front of New York City’s famed Tammany Hall. This could be used as a lesson starter or to discuss the lasting influence of Tammany in machine politics.