Name ______________________________________________________ Date ____________________________ L1 Aim: What were conditions like for Irish immigrants to North America in the era before the Civil War? Do Now: This cartoon was by created Joseph Keppler for the magazine Puck. It was published in 1893, but also represents attitudes toward immigrants in early eras. Examine the cartoon and answer questions 1-4. Source: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/immigration/pdf/MS_IPCA.pdf
Questions 1.Describe the five people in the background. What are they doing to the recently arrived immigrant? 2. What do the shadows behind these five people represent? 3. In your opinion, what is the point of view of the cartoonist about immigration? Explain your answer refering to specific information in the cartoon. 4. What is a good title for this cartoon? Paddy Works on the Railway. This traditional Irish American folk song has many versions and verses. Source: E. Fowke and J. Glazer, Songs of Work and Protest (Dover, 1973). Questions 1. In stanza 1, why does Paddy put on “corduroy breeches”? 2. In stanza 5, why is Paddy “more dead than alive”? 3. Why would someone attack Paddy in stanza 6 with “stones and sticks”? 4. What happened to Paddy, Biddy, and their children? 5. Why might Paddy consider himself a “deorai” or exile? 6. In your opinion, can we rely on this song as a valid historical document? Explain.