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Benjamin Franklin Political Cartoon. 'join, or die' is a political cartoon sketched by benjamin franklin; On may 9, 1754, benjamin franklin published his pennsylvania gazette newspaper, featuring one of the first published political cartoons in us history (herskovits 2).

"JOIN, OR DIE" A Symbolic Banner in America's History
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The cartoon displayed a disconnected snake with the bold words “join, or die” printed on the bottom. Through his depiction of a fractured snake, benjamin franklin was calling for the dismantled colonies to unify (join) rather than losing any semblance of independence (die). How does the cartoon depict the american colonies?

"JOIN, OR DIE" A Symbolic Banner in America's History

Quakers and benjamin franklin political cartoon, 1764. Through his depiction of a fractured snake, benjamin franklin was calling for the dismantled colonies to unify (join) rather than losing any semblance of independence (die). Political cartoons depicted quakers and indians riding colonists like horses, suggesting philadelphia’s elites, including benjamin franklin, cared little for their frontier brethren. Franklin sketched, carved, and published the first known political cartoon in an american newspaper.