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The Able Doctor
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| Title: | The Able Doctor |
| Subtitle: | or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught |
| Created: | May 1, 1774 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
The Alternative of Williams-burg
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| Title: | The Alternative of Williams-burg |
| Artist: | Attributed to Philip Dawe |
| Created: | February 16, 1775 |
| Caption: | In this British cartoon, a rowdy mob forces a loyalist to sign a document. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
The American Rattlesnake
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| Title: | The American Rattlesnake |
| Artist: | James Gillray |
| Created: | 1782 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street
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| Title: | The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street |
| Date: | March 5, 1770 |
| Artist: | Paul Revere |
| Created: | 1770 |
The Bostonians in Distress
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| Title: | The Bostonians in Distress |
| Artist: | Sayer and Bennett |
| Created: | 1774 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man
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| Title: | The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man |
| Subtitle: | or Tarring & Feathering |
| Artist: | Robert Sayer and John Bennett, publisher |
| Created: | October 31, 1774 |
| Caption: | In this British cartoon, five colonists force a customs officer, who has been tarred and feathered, to drink tea. From the "Liberty Tree" hangs a noose and an upside down sign with the words "Stamp Act." From the ship in the background, colonists dump crates of tea into Boston Harbor. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
The Repeal
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| Title: | The Repeal |
| Subtitle: | or the Funeral of Miss Ame=Stamp |
| Artist: | Benjamin Wilson |
| Created: | 1766 |
| Caption: | In this cartoon, supporters of the Stamp Act gather at a dock to mourn its repeal. Former Prime Minister George Grenville is shown carrying a small coffin containing the remains of the act. |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
This is the Place to affix the Stamp
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| Title: | This is the Place to affix the Stamp |
| Subtitle: | The Pennsylvania Journal |
| Artist: | William Bradford |
| Created: | October 24, 1765 |
| Source: | Library of Congress |
