Document Analysis Chart
“A Stoppage to a Stride over the Globe”
What do you see?
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Title: “A Stoppage to a Stride
over the Globe.”
A large man sitting on a globe
on the countries of France,
Switzerland, and Italy
The man is wearing a very
large hat.
The man is wearing a military
uniform.
The man has a sword in one
hand and nothing in the other.
The man is saying “Who dares
to stop me in my progress?”
A smaller man holding a
sword.
The small man is wearing a
black coat and a white wig.
The small man is behind
England.
This man is saying “Why ‘tis I
little Johnny Bull protecting a
little spot. I clap my hand on,
and d—n me if you come any
farther that’s all.”
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What do you think these
things mean?
The large man is
Napoleon.
He’s large, because he has
a lot of power.
He’s sitting on the
countries he has taken
over.
The small man is England.
He’s small, because
England is a small
country.
What questions do you have?
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Analysis
What is the meaning of this political cartoon?
This cartoon shows Napoleon’s conquest and Britain’s attempt to stop it.
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