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Mrs. Laurie Jones’ 8th grade history classes recently completed studying the Revolutionary Era. Part of successfully comprehending the unit included being able to analyze the various political and economic causes of the Revolution. In order to show their mastery of the concepts, the students were assigned to create a political cartoon illustrating one of the causes of the Revolution, and were instructed that the cartoon must show either a patriot or a loyalist bias.
The student’s cartoons were then graded and judged by Mrs. Jones. She chose the top ten cartoons, based on the cause and bias being clearly illustrated by the author. Mr. Berry, a former eighth grade history teacher, then chose the top three cartoons based on the same criteria.

The first place award went to Terra. Her cartoon illustrates the Quartering Act, and it shows a bias for the American colonists. This law forced the colonists to provide housing, food, and drink to British soldiers in the colonies. The Quartering Act was found so offensive that specific references were made to it in the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution.

The second place award went to Sara. Sara’s cartoon illustrates the concept of the British economic policies costing the colonists extra money. British economic policies of the time period were very controversial in the Thirteen Colonies, and were disliked by many colonists; particularly in the city of Boston. Several economic issues were grieved about in the Declaration of Independence.

The third place award went to Kelsey. Her cartoon illustrates the Intolerable Acts and the colonial dislike of these laws and King George III; the monarch of England during the Revolutionary period. The Intolerable Acts were England’s punishment to city of Boston for the Boston Tea Party. The laws were actually called the Coercive Acts, but in America, they were called the Intolerable Acts because the punishments were so harsh.

Congratulations to these three students and their excellent political cartoons!

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