Slavery: North During The Civil War

Slavery; North
The North during the civil war era saw no need for slavery as factory production boomed. Most of the workers in the factories were woman and children who worked for a low wage, so slavery was not a hot commodity. The political cartoon to the left is considered a northern view based upon how the north fought for the freedom and equality of slaves. The cartoon depicts the blacks and the whites uniting through a waltz. The definition of Amalgamation is to unite or combine two. In the cartoon at the top we see a large group of white men some holding weapons. These bystanders are southern men wanting to stop the unity but cannot as they are bound from it in their balcony. Carpetbagger: South During the reconstruction period the south began to flood with carpetbaggers trying to help reconstruct the south to the northern ways. The south saw this as a threat to their southern tradition. In the Cartoon it shows a southern woman carrying a huge carpetbag across rough grounds with no shoes at all. Her Dress says “Solid South” Not only is she Carrying a Northern Carpet bagger but she also has Two union soldiers holder her to chains.
This Displays a southern view as the Northerners are persistent to break down the south but the woman in this cartoon shows how strong the south really is and they refuse to give up, as they are a solid power to take on.

North: Carpetbagger
In this political cartoon it shows northerners helping a slave vote while a southern man stands behind in disapproval. The northerners try to spread the northern ways of equality in the south. As seen in the cartoon these ideas are not taken well by some. I see this cartoon as a Northern view because it displays the northern carpetbaggers work towards reconstruction. Ulysses S. Grant: South

As Grant brought the union to victory over the confederacy the south strongly believed they had the war. The cartoon to the left shows Grant being squeezed and shaken by a hand that represents the civil service who is run by congress. This cartoon depicts that with the civil service reform this will be a result to Grant. This is a Southern view as Grant was a commander for the union and the south wanted nothing to do with him. Ulysses S. Grant: North

Grant served as commander in chief of the Union army during the Civil War, leading the North to victory over the Confederacy. Grant later became the eighteenth President of the United States, serving from 1869-77. The political cartoon displays Grant holding him as well as other politicians and issues facing America. This is a northern view because of the display of Grants strength in trying to keep America up. South: voting

Slaves’ having the right to vote was a very controversial topic during the civil war era.
Slaves did get the right to vote but their rights were useless, as they could not read the ballot to vote. The southerners started giving literacy tests only allowing slaves that could read the right to vote making the percentage of slaves aloud very slim. The cartoon displays two men waiting at a literacy test booth-stating voter must take the literacy test there. This is a southern view as only the southerners made the slaves take this test. At the bottom is says “By the way what’s that big word” this shows a southern view as it is mocking most slaves as many could not read being unable to vote. Even though laws passed allowing slaves to vote the law meant pretty much nothing, as they could not vote while incapable to read a
ballot. Voting; North

Northerners encouraged the right for African Americans to vote. Instead of finding ways to bring down the percentage of slaves able to vote they tried to help them use the right to their full potential. The cartoon shows a line of African Americans waiting to register so they can vote with out any obstacles preventing them from doing so. This is a northern view because of the freedom aspect of the cartoon granted to the slaves. I consider this a northern view because it shows such a long line of slaves waiting to vote. This effects to voting turn out as well making a positive impact as the voting poles can reduce the amount of corruption in politics. Kansas Nebraska Acts: North
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery. The Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´. The Kansas-Nebraska Act infuriated many in the North who considered the Missouri Compromise to be a long-standing binding agreement. The North fought against slavery and saw the act as another obstacle in the way of ending slavery. The picture to the left depicts the northerners view on how the south took on the act showing southern men forcing slavery down a man living in Kansas or Nebraska’s throat. Kansas Nebraska acts: South

After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters rushed in to settle Kansas to affect the outcome of the first election held there after the law went into effect. Pro-slavery settlers carried the election but were charged with fraud by anti-slavery settlers, and they did not accept the results. This cartoon displays the fair maid of Kansas being harassed by border frontiers men. The south saw this as a persuasion method rather than harassment. I chose this as a southern view because the south believed that this method was best in order to get more votes toward slave states. Emancipation Proclamation: North
After the Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states would be forever free. The political picture shows scenes of slavery surrounding the big picture of freed slaves. I believe that the picture of freed slaves represents the freedom of slaves becoming the big picture in America and no longer being an issue as the smaller pictures around it represent the past as they fade away and slavery becomes less of an issue. When you glance at it the big picture displays a colored family smiling living a normal and happy life. But when you look close around it you see pictures of whippings, slaves being sold, and other struggles the slaves faced. This displays a northern view as it supports anti-slavery. Emancipation Proclamation: South
I see this political cartoon as advertising against Lincoln and the proclamation. This is a Southern view as it displays Lincoln as the devil saying that by freeing the slaves he is doing an insidious action towards the south taking away their profit. The political cartoon displays Lincoln removing his face showing who really is. This explains his actions as a wrongdoing and that he believes he is a king. After the Proclamation “king” Abraham shows his true colors. Ostend Manifesto: South
The Ostend Manifesto is a document written in 1854 that described the foundation for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain while implying that the U.S. should declare war if Spain refused. This is a Southern view because California had been added the=o the union as a free state and to make it even the south supported the unions idea to take Cuba as it would even out the free to slave state ratio. The cartoon displays uncle same stating on top of the united state trying to reach across the water and grab Cuba to add it to the country. Ostend Manifesto: North
This cartoon displays a man getting mugged by 3 other men with weapons. The men give him no option but to hand over his belongings. This would be considered a northern view, as they believed that the union went about taking Cuba the wrong way. They basically said gives us Cuba or we will go to war and we will take Cuba anyway kind of like the situation to the left. At the bottom it says practical democrats carrying out the principal. The democrats are the men surrounding the politician. And the principals are what America was built on.