#1) What does the snake appear to represent?
-The snake in this picture appears to represent the the colonies which united together fought against the French and its Indian allies.
#2) What do the letters under the snake represent?
- The letters beneath the snake mean South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire) colonies.
#3) What do you think was the message of the creator of the cartoon?
- The message the creator wants to deliver is that if the colonies do not unite they will die because they could not survive as an individual. Benjamin Franklin also subtly suggests that New England should lead the rest of the colonies and the colonies could become very dangerous if they were united.
#4) What INFORMATION can you get from the cartoon?
- The eight colonies are facing the crisis of separating(South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England). They were forced to cooperate and join together if they wanted to survive in the New World. The New England colony was the leader of the other colonies.
#5) What INFERENCES can you make from the cartoon?
- The inferences can be made from the cartoon are: Colonies need to stay as a whole in order to survive and live in a better condition; there was a war going on; the power of union is always greater than the power of an individual.
-The snake in this picture appears to represent the the colonies which united together fought against the French and its Indian allies.
#2) What do the letters under the snake represent?
- The letters beneath the snake mean South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire) colonies.
#3) What do you think was the message of the creator of the cartoon?
- The message the creator wants to deliver is that if the colonies do not unite they will die because they could not survive as an individual. Benjamin Franklin also subtly suggests that New England should lead the rest of the colonies and the colonies could become very dangerous if they were united.
#4) What INFORMATION can you get from the cartoon?
- The eight colonies are facing the crisis of separating(South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England). They were forced to cooperate and join together if they wanted to survive in the New World. The New England colony was the leader of the other colonies.
#5) What INFERENCES can you make from the cartoon?
- The inferences can be made from the cartoon are: Colonies need to stay as a whole in order to survive and live in a better condition; there was a war going on; the power of union is always greater than the power of an individual.