Chapter 5 Area of Study 1, 1754–1776: Exam questions and answers

Practice question

Source 5.5 The Bostonian Paying the Excise-Man, or, Tar and Feathering. This is a print from an engraving that originated in London in late October 1774.

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Chapter 5 Area of Study 1, 1754–1776: Exam questions and answersa Name two groups that are represented in the drawing.

b Name two ways in which the representation portrays opposition to the British Government.

c Using your own knowledge and the source, explain some of the causes of these actions depicted in the representation.

d To what extent is this representation useful in understanding the erosion of the colonists’ confidence in the British Government between 1754 and 1774? What other interpretations might exist?

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