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The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man or Tarring and Feathering

This British political cartoon responds to colonial protests against the Tea Act of 1773. It portrays Bostonians as angry and unruly, showing both the tarring and feathering of a customs official and the destruction of tea during the Boston Tea Party. (Yale University Art Gallery)

Sam Futrell
Created by Sam Futrell
at William & Mary
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