Join or Die 2nd Block by Burrow, Alison B/Murphy https://padlet.com/aburrow2/Bookmarks Made with an open mind en-us 2022-01-26 19:27:56 UTC 2022-02-02 15:36:34 UTC hello@padlet.com IMAGE aburrow2 https://padlet.com/aburrow2/Bookmarks/wish/2018080884
In 1754 Benjamin Franklin drew this image of a severed snake to encourage the British Colonies to unite against the threat posed by French and indian forces. The design was inspired by a superstition that a sliced snake would revive if the pieces were joined before sunset. 


The image, the first political cartoon to be published in an American newspaper, was widely circulated in 1754 and later during the American Revolution. A remarkably direct and simple cartoon, it reveals the beginning of a sense of national  identity.

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Why do you think this image was so persuasive to colonists who may never have thought of the separate colonies as part of a whole?


***The saying is not meant to be taken literally. Do NOT put "they can either join or die." Put a little bit more thought into it.
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