Question

What was Benjamin Franklin trying to say with the “join or die” cartoon he published in 1754?
A. that all of the colonies should unify in order to fight the French and the Indians
B. that all of the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain
C. that all of the colonies should agree to be ruled by a proxy monarch who lived in the colonies
D. that all of the colonies should realize they are more economically powerful than Great Britain

Answer 1

In the “join or die” cartoon he published in 1754, Benjamin Franklin was trying to say "A. that all of the colonies should unify in order to fight the French and the Indians," since he was making a statement that the colonies would only survive if they shared strategies and resources.