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The Coercive Acts
“The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught” (London Magazine, May 1, 1774)
The artist of this image targets select members of Parliament as the perpetrators of a devilish scheme to overturn the constitution; this is why Mother Britannia weeps. Note that this cartoon came from a British publication; Great Britain was not united in support of Parliament’s policies toward the American colonies.
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