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"Join, or Die" is a well-known political cartoon, created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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</ref> The original publication by the Gazette is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by a British colonist in America.<ref>Margolin, Victor. "Rebellion, Reform, and Revolution: American Graphic Design for Social Change." Design Issues Vol. 5, No. 1, 1988</ref> It is a woodcut showing a snake cut into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of one of the thirteen American colonies or regions. New England was represented as one segment, rather than the four colonies it was at that time. In addition, Delaware (then a part of Pennsylvania) and Georgia were omitted completely. Thus, it has eight segments of snake rather than the traditional 13 colonies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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}}</ref> The two northernmost British American colonies at the time, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, were not represented, nor were any British Caribbean possessions. The cartoon appeared along with Franklin's editorial about the "disunited state" of the colonies, and helped make his point about the importance of colonial unity. This cartoon was used in the French and Indian War to symbolize that the colonies needed to join together with Great Britain to defeat the French and Indians. It became a symbol of colonial freedom during the American Revolutionary War.
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"Join, or Die" is a well-known political cartoon, created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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}} </ref> The original publication by the Gazette is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by a British colonist in America.<ref>Margolin, Victor. "Rebellion, Reform, and Revolution: American Graphic Design for Social Change." Design Issues Vol. 5, No. 1, 1988</ref> It is a woodcut showing a snake cut into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of one of the thirteen American colonies or regions. New England was represented as one segment, rather than the four colonies it was at that time. In addition, Delaware (then a part of Pennsylvania) and Georgia were omitted completely. Thus, it has eight segments of snake rather than the traditional 13 colonies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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}}</ref> The two northernmost British American colonies at the time, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, were not represented, nor were any British Caribbean possessions. The cartoon appeared along with Franklin's editorial about the "disunited state" of the colonies, and helped make his point about the importance of colonial unity. This cartoon was used in the French and Indian War to symbolize that the colonies needed to join together with Great Britain to defeat the French and Indians. It became a symbol of colonial freedom during the American Revolutionary War.
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Intro Role during the Seven Years' War Role prior to and during the American Revolution Legacy of the cartoon See also References Further reading
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