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[[Image:Liberty Tree.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or, Tarring & Feathering'' depicts the tarring and feathering of John Malcolm in front of the Liberty Tree, the [[Stamp Act]] hangs upside down on the tree, and the person in the foreground looks to be wearing a Liberty Cap.  In the background is a depiction of the original [[Boston Tea Party]].]]
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[[Image:Liberty Tree.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or, Tarring & Feathering'' depicts the tarring and feathering of John Malcolm in front of the Liberty Tree, the [[Stamp Act]] hangs upside down on the tree, and the person in the foreground looks to be wearing a Liberty Cap.<ref>See the 1794 Liberty Cap coin</ref> In the background is a depiction of the original [[Boston Tea Party]].]]
 
The '''Liberty Tree''' was an iconic tree in [[Boston]] Commons during the Stamp Act crisis<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilding |first1=Matthew |url=https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/educational-resources/article-liberty-tree.shtml |title=Liberty Tree |work=The Freedom Trail Foundation }}</ref> that colonists rallied around as a symbol of strength.  Various acts of defiance against the King were staged here.
 
The '''Liberty Tree''' was an iconic tree in [[Boston]] Commons during the Stamp Act crisis<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilding |first1=Matthew |url=https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/educational-resources/article-liberty-tree.shtml |title=Liberty Tree |work=The Freedom Trail Foundation }}</ref> that colonists rallied around as a symbol of strength.  Various acts of defiance against the King were staged here.
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