Benjamin Franklin's Join or Die cartoon tried to

A.
convince the separate colonies to unite in the fight against Great Britain.
B.
encourage the separate colonies to unite with Spain against the British.
C.
convince the separate colonies to unite with France against Great Britain.
D.
encourage the separate colonies to unite against British trade policies.

1 answer

A. convince the separate colonies to unite in the fight against Great Britain.

Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon, first published in 1754, aimed to promote colonial unity against the French and Indian War and later came to symbolize the need for the colonies to unite against British rule.