Question

Details in a Political Cartoon
A political cartoon showing a snake in pieces labeled S C, N C, V, M, P, N J, N Y, N E. The words Join, or Die are across the bottom.

The snake in this cartoon is cut into
thirteen
parts.

After being cut up, the snake will
live
.

Answer 1

Those answers are incorrect.

- The snake is cut into eight parts (N.E., N.Y., N.J., P., M., V., N.C., S.C.).
- After being cut up, the cartoon implies the snake will die.

This is Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 "Join, or Die" cartoon urging the American colonies to unite — otherwise they would perish.