

Embargo Act of 1807 Cartoon
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History, Social Studies
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8th Grade
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Embargo Act of 1807 Cartoon

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You will analyze the cartoon & answer the questions.
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What are some important things you see?
The turtle
The document under his foot
The ship in the harbor & its flag
"Ograbme"
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Open Ended
What do you think is going on in this picture? What is the man who is getting bitten doing?
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Answer the following questions based on the Embargo Cartoon.
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Multiple Choice
What in the cartoon represents the Embargo Act?
the ship
the men
the turtle
the ship
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Multiple Choice
What does the man with the barrel represent?
a smuggler
a merchant
a pirate
a solider
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Multiple Choice
What is the man with the barrel trying to do with his cargo?
Trying to get to the ship to smuggle his goods so he can defy the Embargo Act
He is a pirate trying to steal items from the ship in the harbor.
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Multiple Choice
To which country does the ship belong?
United States
Britain
France
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Multiple Choice
How do you know who the ship belongs to?
the man says it
the uniforms of the men
the flag on the ship
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Multiple Choice
The Americans had fun playing with the letters of the word embargo. What is the meaning of the statement of the smuggler, "Oh! This cursed Ograbme!"?
He is excited that the Embargo act is stopping a smuggler from defying the Embargo Act.
He doesn't want to be touched by the turtle because he thinks its weird.
The turtle is grabbing him and preventing him from trading with the British. He curses the Embargo Act.
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Multiple Choice
Is the cartoonist in favor or against the Embargo act?
in favor
against
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Open Ended
How do you know if the cartoonist is in favor or not?
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Open Ended
Like the smuggler in the cartoon, play with the words "Embargo Act." Create any words or statements that use the letters in "Embargo Act" and might be the caption to a cartoon about the act. You can use any letters more than once. You do not need to use all the letters.
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Multiple Choice
According to this cartoon the Embargo Act worked. How well did it work?
It worked so good that our economy went down significantly.
It worked so good that Britain never traded with us again.
It worked so good that we never financially recovered from this. - Joe Exotic
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