Summary Of The Political Cartoon 'Join Or Die'

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The political cartoon “Join or Die” was drawn and published by Benjamin Franklin in his newspaper “The Pennsylvania Gazette” on May 9th, 1754. The drawing portrays a snake separated into pieces that represented the eight major regions at the time. This included, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England. Eight colonies/regions were represented rather than the traditional thirteen because Smaller colonies like Delaware were considered to be apart of the larger colonies. In 1754 the cartoon was used to show the need for unity among the colonies to defend against the French and Native Americans. Through his drawing, Benjamin Franklin urged the colonies to join forces rather than

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