The Road to the American Revolution Case Studies: Colonial & British Propaganda, Cartoons Protesting the Stamp Act The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, & the Battles of Lexington & Concord
Political cartoon: MAGNA Britannia: her Colonies REDUC'D, ca. 1766 Engraving: Designed by Franklin, and drawn and engraved by an unknown artist, this cartoon was distributed by Franklin among his London associates as part of his campaign to have the Stamp Act repealed.
The Repeal or the Funeral Procession of Miss Americ-Stamp: A satiric cartoon commemorating repeal of the Stamp Act, c. 1766
The Boston Massacre: 1770 Boston Massacre of 1770 by Paul Revere
The Boston Massacre: 1770 Boston Massacre. Henry Pelham, stepbrother of painter John Singleton Copley. Pelham published his design nearly two weeks after Paul Revere's.
The Boston Tea Party: 1773
The Boston Tea Party:1773
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, 1774 British propaganda print referring to the tarring and feathering of Boston Commissioner of Customs John Malcolm four weeks after the Boston Tea Party. The men also poured hot tea down Malcolm's throat as can be seen.
Bostonians in Distress. Description: "The Bostonians in Distress Bostonians in Distress. Description: "The Bostonians in Distress." Copy mezzotint attributed to Philip Dawe, 1774
Cartoon depicting the rough treatment of a barber’s customer once his identity as a British officer was revealed 1775
Lexington & Concord: 1775
Lexington & Concord: 1775