Mmediately after the Civil War there was an upswing of pride and patriotism among some Americans, especially in the North. President Lincoln's famous "Gettysburg Address" spoke of how the war was meant to ensure that equality and freedom lived on. The cartoon below was drawn by Thomas Nast and published Nov. 22, 1869. It endorsed the 15th Amendment and showed America's ethnic diversity. Fill in the speech bubbles of various people with what some of their concerns might be now that the war was over. Do they believe America is "free and equal for all"? What would be a american women concern be, what would a chinensse mans concern be and what would a American man and native Americans worry be