Directions: Read the passage, study the cartoon, and then answer the questions below This cartoon was drawn after the uprising of the Santee Sioux in 1862. At the time, broken government promises and government apathy had left the Santee facing starvation. Mistrust was the order of the day between the Native Americans and the settlers. An argument between two Santee men over eggs stolen from a white farmer turned into a dare to kill, and five settlers were killed. Anticipating retaliation from the army, the Santee rose up, killing about 450 settlers. United States troops mounted an overwhelming attack, and the Santee were subdued. Dozens were executed, existing treaties were voided, and the Santee were forcibly moved to South Dakota and then to Nebraska, where they remained HE POLLS IDE "Move On"

Has the Native American no rights that the Naturalized American is bound to Respect?

1. According to the passage, what was the initial cause of the situation between the Santee and the Settlers?

2. How does the cartoonist use caricature to indicate his feelings about the group of people in the background?

3. What is the meaning of the cartoon's caption "move On"? Who does the man in the middle represent?

4. Which character do you think is the central figure of the cartoon? How does the cartoonist make you focus on this person?​