Rev. War Political Cartoons

By Kelli Hammond
Last updated over 4 years ago
25 Questions

Where did the colonist Congress meet?

According to the video, in order for the colonists to defeat the French, they needed to do what?

Who drew the Join, or Die cartoon?

Why is the Join, or Die cartoon distinct?

Why was it published?

Why is it considered a map?

What message did the image convey?

Where did the symbol of the rattlesnake originate?

Why did the English relish in using the symbol to represent the US?

What were cartoons originally called?

In this cartoon, what is inside the snake's coils?

Why did Benjamin Franklin draw the original cartoon?

What is the rattlesnake doing in this picture?

What does Paradise Lost refer to?

What are all the animals in this picture and who do they represent?

What do the animals/ countries appear to be doing?

What is the US giving France in this cartoon?

What are the French going to do with them?

This cartoon was drawn by someone in Britain. Does he like these two countries?

What is the cartoonist trying to say?

Above you see a cartoon that was drawn in France. It shows multiple countries pouncing on Great Britain. Which one is the United States?

BONUS: What other countries are represented in the drawing?

What does the rattlesnake represent?

Who were the colonist fighting?

Why did Franklin publish the image a second time?