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∙ 12y agoit was meant to stand for the colonies it was telling them put your differences aside and work tougher or we will all fail
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∙ 12y agoyou either join him or die (the line in the dirt theory) F A K E
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 first published it in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.
Ben Franklin believed that the colonies should join together and become independant.
Benjamin Franklin created the idea for the JOIN or DIE phrase. He also created a picture of a snake clipped into pieces to explain this phrase. Ben Franklin was always coming up with Ideas for things, so it shouldn't surprised you that he created this.
The snake would be familiar e.g."Dont Tread On Me."
May 9 , 1754 : The "Join , or Die" political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin and published in the Pennsylvania Gazette .
you either join him or die (the line in the dirt theory) F A K E
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 first published it in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.
Ben Franklin believed that the colonies should join together and become independant.
Benjamin Franklin.
You can tell because the different parts of the snake have captions over them (For example: New England = N.E
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.
Benjamin was held at gun point by a turkey wielding a ak47