American Revolutionary Posters PROPAGANDA WHAT IS PROPAGANDA? 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 Massacre Colonist Propaganda British Propaganda Intolerable 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 Die Patriot Propaganda British Propaganda You decide which side this is on? Patriot Propaganda Boston Massacre Which side is this this one supporting? Boston Tea Party You 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