Antebellum Reform, Doc-Based SAQ 4: The Drunkard's Progress
In your response, be sure to address all parts of the question. Use complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable
Using the image below, answer (a), (b), and (c).
Currier & Ives, Hand Colored Lithograph, 1846
A half circle of male figures beginning with Step 1. “A glass with a Friend” up and over semi-circle to Step 9 “Death by suicide.” Half circle bottom center with an image of a weeping woman walking with a child.
Steps: 1. A glass with a Friend 2. A glass to keep the cold out 3. A glass too much 4. Drunk and riotous 5. The Summit attained Jolly Companions A confirmed Drunkard 6. Poverty and Disease 7. Forsaken by Friends 8. Desperation and crime 9. Death by suicide
The Drunkard's Progress. From the First Glass to the Grave., Nathaniel Currier, 1846
Question 1
Briefly describe one point of view by the artist expressed in the image.
Question 2
Briefly describe one historical development from the first half of the 19th century which may have led to the message depicted in the image.
Question 3
Briefly explain how reforms associated with this excerpt impacted democratic ideals in the first half of the 19th century.
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