USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What does the man with the barrel represent? What is the man with the barrel trying to do with his cargo? He is a pirate trying to steal items from the ship in the harbor.

Detailed explanation-2: -The man represents public defenders who are assigned to handle the cases of the poor. The woman represents poor or indigent defendants who cannot afford to hire their own attorney. The barrel is a symbol of poverty, suggesting that the lawyer himself is not adequately paid or supported.

Detailed explanation-3: -The man standing behind the turtle represents Congress and Thomas Jefferson, the ones who passed the Embargo Act of 1807. The turtle itself represents the act that prevented American ships from going to any foreign ports. Ograbme is embargo backwards. This is referencing the Embargo Act.

Detailed explanation-4: -The turtle symbolizes how the embargo and the Orders of Council are holding American businessmen back from trading at the ports.

Detailed explanation-5: -One cartoonist created a snapping turtle called Ograbme and used him in many satirical and cartoons to portray how the Embargo Act negatively affected trade and the economy. Ograbme is embargo spelled backwards. By 1808, the impact of the Embargo Act was clear. It needed to go.