Question

How were political cartoons used to stir up anti-british sentiment among the colonists?

Answer 1

The events of the Revolution and the birth of the new American republic were the ideal climate for American and British cartoonists. Among these are four artists, Paul Revere, William Humphreys, William Charles and Henry Pelham. Their engravings exalted anti-British sentiments and patriotic sentiments at the same time, portraying, for example, the so-called Bloody Massacre in King Street in Boston. Just as today, the caricatures of that time, graciously and mockingly represented the feelings of the people about the violent political changes.