

This was the first political cartoon published in an American newspaper. It represented the colonies, with New England joined together as the head and South Carolina as the tail, following their order along the coast. In 1754, during the French and Indian War, Franklin published Join, or Die, a woodcut of a snake cut into eight sections. It had been the policy of Parliament to send convicted criminals to the Americas (primarily the Province of Georgia), so Franklin suggested that they thank them by sending rattlesnakes to Britain. In 1751, he made the first reference to the rattlesnake in a satirical commentary published in his Pennsylvania Gazette. Its use as a symbol of the American colonies can be traced back to the publications of Benjamin Franklin. Like the bald eagle, part of its significance is that it was unique to the Americas, serving as a means of showing a separate identity from the Old World. The timber rattlesnake can be found in the area of the original Thirteen Colonies. History of rattlesnake symbol in America However, some versions of the flag show the snake facing to the right. The rattlesnake usually faces to the left, and the early representations mentioned above face left. The rattlesnake sometimes is shown as resting on a green ground representations dating from 18 do not display anything below the rattlesnake. The motto sometimes includes an apostrophe in the word "Don't" and sometimes not : 339 the typeface used for the motto is sometimes a serif typeface and other times sans-serif. Many variations of the Gadsden flag exist.
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( November 2020)Ī yellow banner charged with a yellow coiled timber rattlesnake facing towards the hoist sitting upon a patch of green grass, with thirteen rattles for the thirteen colonies, the words "Dont Tread on Me" positioned below the snake in black. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article.

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