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Unite or Die Reproduction

  • ca. 1770s

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Modeled after Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 cartoon to unite the colonies against Great Britain’s enemies in the Seven Years War, the segmented snake was repurposed to promote colonial unity against British tyranny.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch.

National Archives Identifier: 454997819

Full Citation: 148-CCD-66-A; Unite or Die Reproduction; ca. 1770s; Photographs of Famous Individuals and Historic Buildings from the Revolutionary Period; Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch, Record Group 148; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/unite-or-die/, February 13, 2026]

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