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For this discussion board assignment, you are asked to select and critically analyze ONE of the following images:

Edenton Tea Ladies (found on page 147 of the textbook)

The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street (found on page 148 of the textbook)

Hutchinison the Traitor Faces Death (found on page 151 on the textbook)

The Able Doctor, or American Swallowing the Bitter Draught (found HERE through the National Archives and Record Administration)

In your introduction, identify the NAME of the image you have selected for this assignment and, if available, the date of its publication. In essay format, address the following questions:

What people, objects, and activities or events are depicted in the image?

How would you describe this image to someone who has never had the opportunity to view it for herself/himself?

What unique physical qualities does the image possess?

Is there anything significant that lends itself to the impact of the image? If so, in what way(s)?

List THREE (3) things you can infer from this image.

Who do you think was the intended audience for this image and why?

List at least TWO (2) things this image tells you about life in America at the time it was composed.

What questions are you left with after studying this image?

How and where might you find the answers to your questions?

In other words, this exercise requires some level of THOUGHT on the students' part. Students must offer ONE response to posts by at least TWO of their peers in the course in one of the following ways:

Suggest why you might see things differently.

Ask a probing or clarifying question.

Share an insight from having read the peer's posting.

Offer and support an opinion.

Validate an idea with your own experience.

Make a suggestion.

Expand further on the peer's posting