Purchase of Alaska

 

This political cartoon is about the Purchase of Alaska. It is explaining how Seward is happy about the Purchase of Alaska and "King Andy" is not. The cartoonist's message on this issue is negative because the cartoonist called President Johnson "King Andy." Also, you can see that, in the background, a Russian soldier is walking away with $7,000,000 looking very pleased and smug. Another opinion that someone else might have is thinking that the Purchase of Alaska was a positive decision because we were expanding our nation. They could think that it was positive because we gained money. One technique that the cartoonist used was labeling, which was used to label "Alaska" and the wheel barrow, labeled as "Treaty." Another technique used was symbolism, which was used on the block of ice which represented Alaska being just a plain, useless block of ice. This cartoon represents my stand on American imperialism because it shows how some people agreed on expanding and some didn't.