Purchase of Alaska Political Cartoon Analysis #2

This shows sarcasm, because there were people in Alaska. This political cartoon is also on the issue of the Purchase of Alaska. Other people may think that Alaska was less populated. To make this cartoon persuasive, the cartoonist used symbolism and labeling. Symbolism was used when Abraham Lincoln was talking to the polar bear to get him to vote. Many people thought that Alaska was very not populated, but there were actually people that lived there. This showed labeling by the signs in the background. This cartoon shows my opinion on the anti-imperialist platform, which I am for. Alaska was not taken harshly, and was taken respectfully. It also shows that there were many natural resources in Alaska based on the trees in the background.

"0004239 - ALASKA PURCHASE CARTOON. American Newspaper Cartoon of 1867 Showing a Politician Trying to Find Voters in Newly Acquired, but Uninhabited, Alaska." Granger. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://www.granger.com/results.asp?image=0004239>.