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(The prairie dog sickened at the sting of the hornet or a diplomatic puppet exhibiting his deceptions,1804)这幅19世纪初的漫画讽刺了当时的美国总统杰斐逊从西班牙手中购买西佛罗里达的行为。西班牙是最早登陆佛罗里达半岛并建立起殖民统治的欧洲国家,但18世纪末19世纪初时,美国人大量涌入该地区,使西班牙的统治危机四伏。1803年,拿破仑将法国在北美的大片土地以低价卖给美国,
(The prairie dog sickened at the sting of the hornet or a diplomatic puppet exhibiting his deceptions, 1804) This early nineteenth century comic book satirized the then American President Jefferson’s purchase of West Florida from Spain. Spain was the earliest European country to visit the peninsula and establish colonial rule. However, the massive influx of Americans into the region in the late 18th and early 19th century drove the Spanish rule to a standstill. In 1803, Napoleon sold a large area of French land in North America to the United States at a low price,