Primary Source 1: Wilfrid Laurier and William Taft (ca. 1911) Wilfrid: Hi Bill! I'm afraid I shan't be able to deliver the goods [Caricatures of Wilfrid Laurier and William Taft and commenting on the proposed 1911 Reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States], [ca. 1911] Newton McConnell fonds Reference Code: C 301 2506 Archives of Ontario, I0005940 What political event or idea is the cartoon referring to? How do you know? Who or what is being depicted or referred to? How are the people/objects described or depicted? (Are the characters or objects drawn in such a way as to be comical/serious/other?) How is the text used in the cartoon? (Are certain labels affixed to the people/objects? Are there captions? Or speech bubbles?) What is the message of the cartoon? In other words, what is the artist trying to “say”? Is he or she supporting an idea/person, or criticizing an idea/person? Is the message effectively conveyed? Primary Source 2: Caricatures of Uncle Sam (ca. 1911) Uncle get that Canadian raw material if I Sam: ‘I’ll have to wreck the whole damned wall!’ [Caricatures of Uncle Sam destroying Canada's protectionist trade barriers] Newton McConnell fonds, [ca. 1911] Reference Code: C 301 21202 What political event or idea is the cartoon referring to? How do you know? Who or what is being depicted or referred to? How are the people/objects described or depicted? (Are the characters or objects drawn in such a way as to be comical/serious/other?) How is the text used in the cartoon? (Are certain labels affixed to the people/objects? Are there captions? Or speech bubbles?)
Primary Source 1: Wilfrid Laurier and William Taft (ca. 1911) Wilfrid: Hi Bill! I'm afraid I shan't be able to deliver the goods [Caricatures of Wilfrid Laurier and William Taft and commenting on the proposed 1911 Reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States], [ca. 1911] Newton McConnell fonds Reference Code: C 301 2506 Archives of Ontario, I0005940 What political event or idea is the cartoon referring to? How do you know? Who or what is being depicted or referred to? How are the people/objects described or depicted? (Are the characters or objects drawn in such a way as to be comical/serious/other?) How is the text used in the cartoon? (Are certain labels affixed to the people/objects? Are there captions? Or speech bubbles?) What is the message of the cartoon? In other words, what is the artist trying to “say”? Is he or she supporting an idea/person, or criticizing an idea/person? Is the message effectively conveyed? Primary Source 2: Caricatures of Uncle Sam (ca. 1911) Uncle Sam: ‘I’ll get that Canadian raw material if I have to wreck the whole damned wall!’ [Caricatures of Uncle Sam destroying Canada's protectionist trade barriers] Newton McConnell fonds, [ca. 1911] Reference Code: C 301 21202 What political event or idea is the cartoon referring to? How do you know? Who or what is being depicted or referred to? How are the people/objects described or depicted? (Are the characters or objects drawn in such a way as to be comical/serious/other?) How is the text used in the cartoon? (Are certain labels affixed to the people/objects? Are there captions? Or speech bubbles?)
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