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Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the national bird of the USA, rather than the Bald Eagle. He felt the turkey had far more noble qualities than the Bald Eagle. Of the Bald Eagle, he wrote:
... he is a bird of bad moral character, he does not get his living honestly... Besides he is a rank coward; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district.
Yet, of the turkey, he wrote:
...the turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America . . . a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British guards, who should presume to invade his farmyard with a red coat on.
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Who wanted the turkey to be the US official bird?
Benjamin Franklin
What famous Americans wanted the turkey as our national bird?
1. Benjamin Franklin
Which of your forefathers wanted the turkey to be your national symbol?
Ben Franklin once jokingly suggested the Turkey as the national bird, he did not intend it to be taken seriously.
What was Benjamin Franklin's favorite food for dinner?
Turkey
Which one of your forefathers wanted a turkey instead of an bald eagle for the national symbol?
Which one of our forefathers wanted the turkey instead of the bald eagle as the national
Why did Benjamin Franklin prefer a turkey as a your nations symbol instead of the eagle?
Benjamin Franklin thought that the eagle was portrayed as "Selfish" and "Lazy" compared to the turkey in which he thought it was "Courageous" and "Proud".
Who wanted the turkey as are national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey for the national symbol.
What bird did benjamin franklin want as national bird?
Turkey.
Who suggested that the turkey should be your national bird?
Benjamin Franklin
Who want turkey to be the national bird of the US?
Benjamin Franklin
What did Benjamin Franklin believe would make a better symbol for the US?
Benjamin Franklin chose a turkey as the proper symbol for the US.
Did Benjamin Franklin really want the u.s flag to be a turkey?
No, Ben Franklin wanted the Great Seal to have the turkey on it and not the Bald Eagle
