PROPAGANDA

WHAT IS PROPAGANDA?

American Revolutionary Posters

British Propaganda

This shows a customs official being tarred and feathered under a Liberty Tree (used by mobs to hang Loyalists) by jeering revolutionaries, during the Boston Tea Party

In this picture who looks like the bad guys?

Boston MassacreColonist Propaganda

British PropagandaIntolerable Acts

The Loyalists were in the thick of things and obviously had strong feelings against the revolutionaries, but opinion back in London was more complex. The handling of the problem was certainly criticized (even by those who didn't support the revolution). Here's a British pamphlet criticizing the handling of the affairs in Boston:

United or DiePatriot Propaganda

British Propaganda

You decide which side this is on?

Patriot Propaganda

Boston MassacreWhich side is this this one supporting?

Boston Tea PartyYou Decide?

Stamp Act British

Stamp Act for the Colonists

Sugar Act British

Stamp Act of the Colonists

You Decide Which side is this helping?

Repeal of the Stamp Act

Sons and Daughters of Liberty