Ch 10 Visions of Freedom

Chapter 10 Visions of Freedom

Submit your answers to these exercises as determined by your instructor.

Bingham’s Stump Speaking (opener) Stump Speaking (oil on canvas), Bingham, George Caleb (1811-79)

Credits: Private Collection / The Bridgeman Art Library

1. What does the painting tell us about the extent and limits of American democracy in the mid-nineteenth century?
2. What does the clothing of those in the painting indicate about their occupations or status?