Political Cartoon #5

Alex Eberts

1. The event being represented in the cartoon is the peace treaties that were being signed between the British and the Americans. In the cartoon the rattlesnake represents the Americans and two of the coils represent two British armies. The coil with nothing in it represents an empty area for another British army. In the cartoon the American “rattlesnake” is cutting off the British army making it hard for them to continue trying to fight the Americans.

2. The message the artist is trying to convey is that after the peace treaties are signed any more British attempts at trying to fight the Americans will be unsuccessful. As a result to the peace treaties being signed all British advances into American territory will be stopped. The side of the issue he supports is the Americans signed. We know that because he portrayed the Americans as the stronger side.

3. The effects this cartoon had on American History is it demonstrated how the any more British attempts at advances within the colonies is futile. It also showed Americans that the war was pretty much over and that the Americans had won. The results of this issue being addressed is that now the Americans know that there will be no more British advances because the Americans are stronger.