This video is really good to watch if you are studying about American Revolution. "When a person is tarred, the tar is like hot oil. The tar burns a man's cloth on to his skin. When you peel the tar off, you peel the skin away. There is also a risk of infection when the skin is peeled." Tarring and Feathering was a punishment. Patriots used it against British officials and loyalists in the American colonies. Tar could easily be found in the shipyards and everyone had feathers in their pillo