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title: Join or Die
author: Benjamin Franklin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19441/join-or-die/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-09-28
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# Join or Die
_Authored by Benjamin Franklin_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19441.jpg)
## Image Caption
"Join or Die", a political cartoon attributed to [Benjamin Franklin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Benjamin_Franklin/) or James Turner, published in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1754.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Published during the [French and Indian War](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_and_Indian_War/), the cartoon was used to advocate for the adoption of Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union. The colonies are depicted as severed pieces of a snake (the [New England colonies](https://www.worldhistory.org/New_England_Colonies/) are lumped together).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Franklin, B. (2024, September 25). Join or Die. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Franklin, Benjamin. "Join or Die." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 25, 2024. .
### MLA
Franklin, Benjamin. "Join or Die." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Sep 2024, .
## License & Copyright
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