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Chapter 2 Growing opposition to Britain, 1763–1766
Analysis activity 2.2: Visual analysis
Source 2.16 The Colonies Reduced, 1765
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Source 2.17 The Boston Stamp Official Hanged, Paul Revere, 1765
Sources 2.16 and 2.17 show two key political cartoons produced in 1765 in reaction to the
Stamp Act. The first was commissioned by Benjamin Franklin, while the second was created
by Paul Revere.
1 Describe the main features of each cartoon.
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2 What is the key message of each cartoon?
3 In your opinion, why are cartoon or visual images created with a bias, or a one-sided perspective?
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