The "Join , or Die" cartoon was a creation of Benjamin Franklin .
"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.
Benjamin Franklin drew and first published his "Join or Die" cartoon in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. It was the earliest pictorial representation of the desire to form "a union" among the colonists and the separate colonies.
Benjamin Franklin drew and published this cartoon in 1754, soon after the start of the French and Indian War.
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.
The "Join , or Die" cartoon was a creation of Benjamin Franklin .
Benjamin Franklin's "Join , or Die" .
"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.
It was printed in the Philadelphia Gazette in 1754.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin drew and first published his "Join or Die" cartoon in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. It was the earliest pictorial representation of the desire to form "a union" among the colonists and the separate colonies.
Benjamin Franklin drew and published this cartoon in 1754, soon after the start of the French and Indian War.
The "Join, or Die" cartoon was first published in Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.
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.
May 9 , 1754 : The "Join , or Die" political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin and published in the Pennsylvania Gazette .
Notably , Benjamin Franklin's cartoon "Join, or Die": this political cartoon by Franklin urged the colonies to join together toward common goals .
The French and Indian war prompted Benjamin Franklin to use a political cartoon to stress the need for Colonial unity .