Before there was Lady Liberty, a Native American princess was often used as a personification of the Americas in the 1700s and early 1800s. What do you think this allegory says about colonists’ views of America during this time?

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Before there was Lady Liberty, a Native American princess was often used as a personification of the Americas in the 1700s and early 1800s. What do you think this allegory says about colonists’ views of America during this time?

Source: “The Columbia Project“

Mantel Clock: An Allegory of America

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