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Who wanted the turkey as are national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey for the national symbol.
Which one of your forefathers wanted a turkey instead of an bald eagle for the national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin wanted a turkey instead of a bald eagle for the national symbol.
Who wanted the turkey as a national symbol?
Ben Franklin
Which of your forefathers wanted the turkey to be your national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin
What statesman wanted to make the turkey your national symbol?
Ben Franklin
Which Founding Father wanted the turkey to be the US national symbol?
The Founding Father who wanted the turkey to be the U.S. national symbol was Benjamin Franklin. Other Founding Fathers were not in agreement with him and they voted on and chose the Bald Eagle.
Who did not want the eagle as the national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin. He wanted the Wild Turkey
Which one of the forefathers wanted the turkey instead of the bald eagle as the national symbol?
Ben Franklin is the forefather that chose it. He chose it because the bald eagle symbol was so poorly made it looked like a turkey so he made the national symbol the "turkey".
Which one of your forefathers wanted the turkey instead of the bald eagle as the national symbol?
Benjamin franklin
Which forefather wanted turkey instead of a bald eagle as your national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin, if you can believe it.
Which one of our forefathers wanted the turkey instead of the bald eagle as the national symbol?
Ben Franklin
Which one of your forefathers wanted the turkey instead of th bald eagle as a national symbol?
Benjamin Franklin
Why is the eagle the symbol of the US?
Well, Ben Franklin and some of his fellow patriots wanted to establish national symbols (sort of like they had in the old country) and many wanted the Eagle to be our symbol as it was determined that the eagle was majestic and strong. However, Mr. Franklin wanted the Turkey to be our symbol. As he saw it, the Turkey had keen eyesight and was fleet of foot and wing and was quite elusive to the early hunters in this country. Eventually, might won out over wit and today, the turkey is our symbol.
Which signer of the Declaration of Independence wanted the turkey to be your national bird?
Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence and wanted the turkey as the national bird.
Why did the bald eagle become a national symbol?
Becuase it is a strong, fierce, noble bird that stands for power and might. (Benjamin Franklin wanted the national symbol to be a turkey but that idea got turned down for obvious reasons.)
For the symbol of the united states Benjamin Franklin wanted to use?
He wanted to use a turkey instead of the bald eagle. So the answer it turkey.
Who wanted the national bird to be the turkey?
Ben Franklin
Who wanted the turkey to be the national bird?
Ben Franklin
What is the Bird that Benjamin Franklin wanted to use as a Symbol of the US?
turkey
Who wanted the National Bird to be a turkey?
Ben Franklin once jokingly suggested the Turkey as the national bird, he did not intend it to be taken seriously.
Which man wanted the turkey to be a National bird?
Benjamin Franklin
Who wanted the national bird of the US to be a turkey?
Benjamin Franklin
What animal did Benjamin Franklin want to be the national symbol?
Turkey he thought the bald eagle was a symbol of laziness
Who wanted to make a turkey the national bird of the United States?
Ben Franklin wanted to make the turkey the national bird, believing that the turkey would be a better national symbol than the bald eagle, who was often seen feeding on carrion, and was therefore, in Franklin's opinion, little better than a vulture. Many people mistakenly refer to Mr. Franklin as a president, he was however never president. He was however a great inventor and founding father.
Which president wanted to make the turkey your national bird?
AnswerBenjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the national bird, but he technically was not a president.Answerthe Turky is the national birdBenjamin Franklyn recommended the Turkey as a "Noble Bird" while the Eagle was a scavenger. Ben Franklin was, however, never the president
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