This political cartoon focuses on the issue of the Purchase of Alaska. The cartoonist is trying to show us how Seward and the Russian minister of the United States are carrying a big chunk of ice. Also in background you can see the Russians carrying money that United States gave for Alaska. Some people can also make an inference about the trolley labelled "Treaty". They can say that Seward already had the trolley prepared showing his intentions or plans. I see the cartoonist used labeling by labeling the trolley TREATY and the big iceberg as RUSSIAN AMERICA. I also see symbolism in iceberg. the iceberg symbolizes whole Alaska. It is even depicting Seward's Folly by just appealing a big piece of ice. This supports my idea on American Imperialism by showing that buying Alaska was useless because all we got was ice, glaciers and limited resource of oil.
"Seward's Folly." : Facts and History for Kids ***. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://www.american-historama.org/1866-1881-reconstruction-era/sewards-folly.htm>.
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