I came across the following link and thought I would share:

The HarpWeek website and has over 400 political cartoons on the Lincoln presidency.  You can view different people, symbols, topics, places or artists that had something to do with these cartoons.  You could easily have your students select one of the hundreds of cartoons and then research and write an “editorial” abut the cartoon.

Here is an interesting example:

This cartoon is from The Phunny Phellow paper published in October 1864 and was drawn by Thomas Nast.  Confederate President Jefferson Davis can be seen here issuing a quote that he gave during an interview.  According to some, Lincoln was the major reason that there could be no peace in the country.  Thomas Nast, who was an ally of Lincoln, used this cartoon to illustrate how Davis also shared some of the blame in preventing peace.  Pay particular attention to the “History of the Confederacy” heading.

Why did Nast choose those locations and events?  What impact do you think this cartoon would have on people?

Check out the cartoons and let me know how you can integrate them.