USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published one of the most famous cartoons in history: the Join or Die woodcut. Franklin’s art carried significant importance at the time and is considered an early masterpiece of political messaging. At the time, Franklin was the publisher of the Pennsylvania Gazette.

Detailed explanation-2: -Join, or Die. by Benjamin Franklin (1754), a political cartoon commenting on the disunity of the Thirteen Colonies during the French and Indian War. It was later used to encourage the colonies to unite for the cause of independence during the American Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Benjamin Franklin had first proposed the idea of an intercolonial government in 1751, and a month before the Albany Congress convened, he had published his famous “Join, or Die” cartoon in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

Detailed explanation-4: -Benjamin Franklin’s Early Plan of Union When he learned of the coming Albany Congress convention, Franklin published the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon in his newspaper, The Pennsylvania Gazette. The cartoon illustrates the need for a union by comparing the colonies to separated pieces of a snake’s body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Upon hearing of the Albany Congress, his newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, published the political cartoon “Join or Die, ” which illustrated the importance of union by comparing the colonies to pieces of a snake’s body.