Answer:
c . The colonists are brave people, and the British soldiers are cruel villains.
Explanation:
From the cartoon given below, two sets of people are depicted on two sides in a kind of face-off, with the caption being "Three million colonists prepared to stand against their oppressors".
On one side, there are heavily armed forces and on the other hand, there are a group of men, women, and children, unarmed, who stand defiant against the armed men. Therefore, the main message conveyed by the cartoon is The colonists are brave people, and the British soldiers are cruel villains.
