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** Thomas Nast Takes on Boss Tweed ([link removed])
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Are you looking for a way to incorporate primary sources into your lesson plans for teaching U.S. history? This activity ([link removed]) from our Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness resource ([link removed]) incorporates political cartoons into a study of Tammany Hall, Boss Tweed, and a cartoonist’s attempt to show the public the corruption of Tweed and his political machine.

Use this activity ([link removed]) to explore the role of a free press in a constitutional republic and the role political cartoons play in politics.

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Looking for more on Boss Tweed? Check out this Homework Help video ([link removed]) . We also have a BRIdge from the Past: Art Across U.S. History video that further explores Nast's “The Tammany Tiger Loose" (1871) cartoon ([link removed]) . Also, be sure to check out our Fabric of History podcast episode, "Boss Tweed, New York City, and the Political Machine ([link removed]) ."


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Documents of Freedom ([link removed]) is our primary source-based curriculum that covers history, government, and economics topics in a way that will excite your students more than a traditional textbook. In this introductory unit, ([link removed]) students are given an overview of the entire course as well as an introduction to the Founding principles and virtues necessary for a successful constitutional republic.

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Encourage your students to enter our We the Students Essay Contest ([link removed]) ! This year's question is "How does an understanding of natural rights and respect build a free society?" The top prize includes $7,500 and a scholarship to Constitutional Academy this summer in Washington, DC. Essays are due by April 15th.

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