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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.
It was a segmented snake that symbolized that the colonies should unite against the French and Indians' pressure to join their side in the French and Indian War. He believed that if they did not unite, they would be killed by the French and Indian attackers. It was segmented into different parts that were symbolizing the all the colonies except Delaware and Georgia.
It is an excellent historical political cartoon. Also, its message of unity still applies to society today.
The "Join, or Die" (a segmented snake) political cartoon was a message to the colonies reinforcing his belief that colonial unity had the best chances of success .
At first the flag's green color represented independence, the white color represented religion, and the red represented the unity of the Europeans and the Americans. But in 1858, Mexico's president, Benito Juarez, changed the meanings of the colors. Now white means unity, green means hope, and red represents the blood of the national heroes.
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The "Join, or Die" cartoon by Benjamin Franklin published in 1754 urged the American colonies to unite against the French and Native American threats during the French and Indian War. The segmented snake represented the colonies and conveyed the message that they needed to come together under a central government to survive and thrive. It became a symbol of colonial unity and the importance of standing together in times of crisis.
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Franklin's cartoon, "Join, or Die," which depicted a segmented snake, was a call to unity among the American colonies during the French and Indian War. It was a response to the Albany Plan of Union, which sought to unite the colonies for mutual defense. The cartoon symbolized the importance of unity in the face of external threats and was used to rally support for the Albany Plan and later, the American Revolution.
Benjamin Franklin was referring to the need for colonial unity. He produced a political cartoon for the Pennsylvania Gazette with the picture of a sliced snake, each part labeled with the abbreviation for each colony except Delaware and Georgia, who were omitted. The phrase "JOIN, or DIE." was written beneath the snake.
To stress the need for political unity .
plea for unity among the colonies