Description

Item: Join Or Die 3×5 Flag Benjamin Franklin Snake 3 x 5 NEW

• Made of super polyester
• Strong canvas header and brass grommets
• Four rows of stitching on the fly side
• 3×5 in size
• Perfect size for hanging on walls

Our Take:

The snake is an ancient symbol of wisdom, which appeared in Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. This is a drawing entitled JOIN, or DIE. The snake is separated into different sections each labeled with the name of a colony. The purpose of this drawing was to promote Franklin’s plan to bring unity to the Colonies creating “one general government” while retaining each states individual sovereignty.

Fun Facts About Join Or Die:

“”Join, or Die” is a well-known political cartoon, created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754.[1] The original publication by the Gazette is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by a British colonist in America.[2] 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 region. New England was represented as one segment, rather than the four colonies it was at that time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join,_or_Die).”