USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One of its earliest practitioners was American founding father Benjamin Franklin who, in 1754, published a cartoon, “Join or Die, ” depicting a snake severed into pieces that symbolized the American colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Benjamin Franklin Publishes the First American Political Cartoon: “JOIN, or DIE.” Franklin labeled eight separate sections of the snake with abbreviations for New York, New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vermont, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Detailed explanation-3: -Developed in England in the latter part of the 18th century, the political cartoon was pioneered by James Gillray, although his and others in the flourishing English industry were sold as individual prints in print shops.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Join or Die, the first political cartoon published in an American newspaper, illustrates Benjamin Franklin’s warning to the British colonies in America “join or die” and exhorting them to unite against the French and the Natives.