JOIN, or DIE. is a political cartoon, attributed to Benjamin Franklin and first published in his book Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. The original publication by Sheet is a representation the earliest known imagery of the colonial union produced by a British colonist in America. This is a piece of wood that shows snippets of snakes to be eight, with each segment labeled with the initials of either a colony or an American area. New England was represented as a segment, not four colonies at that time. Delaware is not listed separately as it is part of Pennsylvania. Georgia, however, was completely eliminated. Thus, it has eight segments of snakes rather than 13 traditional colonies. The two northernmost North American colonies of the time, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, were not represented, nor did they belong to the British Caribbean. The cartoon emerged along with the Franklin editorial on the "divided state" of the colonies, and helped assert the importance of colonial unity. It became a symbol of colonial freedom during the American Revolutionary War.
Role
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during the Seven Years War
Also known as the War of France and India, seven years was a war (and choice) for the colonies against England, France, and their native allies. They wanted to fight for the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. At that time, the colonists were divided on whether to fight the French and their Native American allies to seize the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. It became a symbol for the need for organized action against external threats posed by the French and Native Americans in the mid-18th century. Author Philip Davidson states that Franklin is an influential propagandist in seeing potentials in political cartoons. Franklin had proposed the Albany Plan and his cartoons suggested that such union was necessary to avoid destruction. As Franklin writes:
The Frenchman's belief in the Venture seems to be grounded in the united State of the British Colony, and extreme difficulty brings so many different Governments and Assemblies to agree on quick and effective actions for our common defense and Security; while our Enemy has a huge Advantage for being under one. Directions, with one Board, and one Bag....
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Roles before and during the American Revolution
Franklin's political cartoons took on different meanings during the lead of the American Revolution, especially around 1765-1766, during the Stamp Act Congress. British colonists in the United States who protested against the British government used the cartoons in Constitutional Justices to help persuade the colonists. However, the Patriots, which link images with timelessness, vigilance, and caution, are not the only ones who see the new interpretation of the cartoons. Loyalists see cartoons with more biblical traditions, such as deception, trickery, and treachery. Franklin himself opposed the use of his cartoons at the moment, but instead advocated moderate political policy; in 1766, he published a new cartoon MAGNA Britannia: his colonies were reduced, in which he warned against the dangers of Britain losing its colonies in America by the image of a female figure (Britannia) with its body pieces. die. Because of Franklin's early cartoons, however, Courant was considered in Britain as one of the most radical publications.
The difference between the use of Joining or Death in 1754 and 1765 was that Franklin had designed it to unite the colonies for 'Indian relations management' and defense against France, but in 1765 American colonists used it to urge colonial unity against Britain. Also during this time the phrase "joined, or died" changed to "unite, or die," in some countries like New York and Pennsylvania.
Immediately after the publication of the cartoon during the Stamps Law Congress, variations were printed in New York, Massachusetts, and a few months later spread to Virginia and South Carolina. In some states, such as New York and Pennsylvania, the cartoon continues to be published week after week for over a year. On July 7, 1774 Paul Revere changed the cartoons to fit the masthead of Massachusetts Spy .
Inheritance cartoon
Cartoons have been reprinted and redrawn widely throughout American history. The cartoon variant has different text, e.g. "Unified or Dead", and segments labeled differently, depending on the political bodies appealed to. During the American Revolutionary War, the image became a powerful symbol of Colonial unity and resistance to what was seen as British oppression. It returned to service, redrawn appropriately, for both sides of the American Civil War.
- Latin Translation Join, or Die (Jungite aut Perite) is used as the official motto of Union Union football team. A snake is also featured in their logo as a reference for this cartoon.
- The flag featuring this cartoon is clearly displayed on the opening credits of the TV miniseries John Adams and is the title for the first section of the miniseries.
- Late Late Show former host Craig Ferguson has this cartoon tattoo on the inside of his right arm that reaches his wrist, to commemorate being an American citizen. Ferguson also named his comedy-talk show on History Channel, Join or Dead with Craig Ferguson after the cartoons. The show started airing in February 2016.
- The snake image Join or Dead is sent as a threat to the victim in the episode NCIS "Dead Air". It was used as a symbol for the Military At Home terrorist group.
- "Join or Die" is the name given to the special edition of the video game Assassin's Creed III, set during the American Revolutionary War.
- The cartoon wears a T-shirt worn by Justin Walker (Dave Annable) in episode 4 season 4 ("From France with Love", 2009) from the American television series Brothers & amp; Sister .
- In the TNT Falling Skies show, when the Pope and his gang of criminals were cornered at gunpoint by Tom Mason, the Pope asked Mason for the option, where Mason replied "Join, or Die!". Parts of Mason's backstory include him as a University of Boston history professor who teaches the American Revolution as part of his curriculum.
- In the Foxy Sleepy Hollow event in the episode "Magnum Opus" in Season 2 Episode 10, the original cartoon Join or Die is displayed and described as being drawn by Benjamin Franklin silently- silent shows an actual river. Looking at the actual map, the place where the snake's mouth lies is where the main character finds a charmed sword.
- Posters with cartoons Join or Off above appear in the "Red Rocket Station" and in the basement "Gorsky Cabin" at Fallout 4 .
- Somewhat cute companion Colin Moriarty has "JOIN, or OFF." text tattoo on his left arm.
- The NBA Philadelphia 76ers team integrates snakes into the Liberty Bell logo to create a 2018 edition special edition logo, even though it changes the associated tagline slightly into "Unite or Off."
See also
- Free Live or Die
- Flag of Gadsden
References
Further reading
- Copeland, David. " 'Joined, or died': the American press during the French and Indian Wars." Journalistic History (1998) 24 # 3 pp: 112-23 online
- Olson, Lester C. "Benjamin Franklin's pictorial representation of the British colony in America: A study in rhetorical iconology." Quarterly Journal of Speech 73.1 (1987): 18-42.
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