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"
Join, or Die
", a 1754
editorial cartoon
by
Benjamin Franklin
, a
woodcut
showing a
snake
severed into eight pieces, with each segment labeled with the initials of a
British American colony
or region (not all colonies are represented). It was originally about the importance of colonial unity against France during the
French and Indian War
, and re-used in the years ahead of the
American Revolution
to signify unity against
Great Britain
.
Restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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