Creating the United States
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“Wouldn’t the Founders of the Nation be Surprised”
America’s expansion and growing economic and military power since 1776 were frequently points of pride of patriotic Americans early in the twentieth century as war again erupted in Europe and threatened to engulf the United States. In the spirit of this ultra nationalistic fervor, John T. McCutcheon (1870–1949) made this celebratory drawing that was first published in the Chicago Tribune on July 5, 1915.