Primary Source – Albany Plan of Union
APARTS Method
INSTRUCTIONS: Look at the Albany Plan of Union cartoon from 1754. Benjamin Franklin created this to
gain support for his plan. Answer the questions below.
Author: What is
the authors point of
view?
Place:
When and where was
the cartoon
published?
Audience:
Who was the cartoon
drawn for?
Reason:
Why was it
produced?
The Main
Idea:
What is the cartoon
trying to say?
Significance:
Why is this
significant? Why are
we talking about it?