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"The Alternative of Williams-Burg"

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<p>In this British political cartoon, a mob of thuggish looking Virginians force a group of well-dressed members of the gentry to sign the Continental Congress’s non-importation agreement. The crowd is armed, and tar and feathers hang in the background, showing the implied consequences of not signing the terms.</p>

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