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Create a funny but historically accurate 3-panel comic about Bacon’s Rebellion in colonial Virginia in 1676. Use a colorful, hand-drawn cartoon style with 17th-century colonial clothing and clear speech bubbles. Panel 1 — The Complaints: Angry frontier settlers complain to Governor William Berkeley about protection and his policies. One settler says, “We need protection out here!” Berkeley replies, “I’ve got everything under control.” Panel 2 — Bacon Takes Action: Nathaniel Bacon stands in front of angry settlers and says, “If the governor won’t listen, we’ll take matters into our own hands!” One settler replies, “This probably won’t end well…” Create a funny but historically accurate 3-panel comic about the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773. Use a colorful cartoon style, 18th-century colonial clothing, detailed ships, and clear speech bubbles. Make the characters look consistent across all panels. **Panel 1 — The Tea Tax:** Show British officials discussing taxes on tea while colonists look annoyed. A British official says, “They can pay the tea tax like everyone else!” A colonist replies, “We don't even get a say in these taxes!” **Panel 2 — Time for a Tea Party:** Show colonists disguised as Mohawk people boarding ships in Boston Harbor. One colonist holds a crate of tea and says, “Well, we're definitely not drinking all this!” Another replies, “Into the harbor it goes!” **Panel 3 — Tea Everywhere:** Show colonists dumping wooden tea chests into Boston Harbor while a British official watches in shock from the shore. The official says, “THAT was a lot of tea!” A colonist replies, “Should've asked us first!” Add a caption: “On December 16, 1773, colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British tea policies and taxation.” Make the comic appropriate for a college history assignment, with readable text, accurate historical details, and humor that doesn't distort the main events.