May 9 , 1754 : The "Join , or Die" political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin and published in the Pennsylvania Gazette .
NE is the snake's head and represents New England.
Benjamin Franklin, in his"Join, or Die" cartoon, which symbolized the need for the colonies of America to stick together to fight against the British Empire.
the american colonies are like a dangerous snake
The French and Indian war prompted Benjamin Franklin to use a political cartoon to stress the need for Colonial unity .
He is saying, join all the colonies together and if they don't they would die if they are by them self. If you see all the snake's parts, they are separated and each one stands for a colony.
It's meaning basically means that the colonies have to join together to defeat the French and the Natives. If they don't, they will be killed by them. The reason why it is a snake is because if the colonies come together, they can be deadly.
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A segmented snake ~ see related link below .
NE is the snake's head and represents New England.
The first political cartoon was created by Ben Franklin. It depicted a snake that read 'Join or Die' with colony names representing different parts of the snake.
The snake would be familiar e.g."Dont Tread On Me."
Benjamin Franklin, in his"Join, or Die" cartoon, which symbolized the need for the colonies of America to stick together to fight against the British Empire.
The "Join , or Die" cartoon was a creation of Benjamin Franklin .
the theme of join or die was that is you dont join the constitution you would die.
the american colonies are like a dangerous snake
In cartoons drawn around the time of the American Revolution, a snake divided into 13 parts represented the 13 American colonies, with the exhortation to "Join or Die!" or "Unite or Die!" urging the colonists to unify.
"Join, or Die" is a well-known political cartoon, created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. The cartoon was made to show the importance of colonial unity.