Question

Question

Use the political cartoon to answer the question.

A cartoon shows a crowd of men in suits running away from a building labeled, 'New York Treasury.' The image caption reads, 'Stop! Thief!'

"Stop thief!"

Based on this Thomas Nast cartoon of Boss Tweed and his henchmen running away from the New York City Treasury, what is Boss Tweed doing to the people of New York?

(1 point)
Responses

helping them save money

helping them save money

protecting their money

protecting their money

stealing their money

stealing their money

wasting their money

Answer 1

Based on the description of the political cartoon, Boss Tweed is depicted as running away from the New York City Treasury, accompanied by the caption "Stop! Thief!" This suggests that he is implicated in wrongdoing related to the public's money. Therefore, the correct response is:

stealing their money.