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Did Benjamin Franklin believe a turkey was a more suitable symbol than an eagle?

Benjamin Franklin believed a "Turkey" would make a more suitable symbol of the United States than the eagle.


Is Great Britain bigger than Turkey?

Turkey is larger in area and population than the United Kingdom.


What is the last name of the founding father who suggested the turkey be our national symbol no the eagle?

The founding father who suggested that the turkey be our national symbol instead of the eagle was Benjamin Franklin. He expressed this opinion in a letter to his daughter, highlighting his belief that the turkey was a more respectable bird than the bald eagle. Franklin admired the turkey for its unique qualities and saw it as a symbol of American virtue.


What bird did Benjamin Franklin want to represent US?

The noble turkey! How much fun would THAT have been?Benjamin Franklin 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.See the related link for further information.


Why did Benjamin Franklin want the US national bird to be the turkey?

Benjamin Franklin 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..