English: This
political cartoon (attributed to
James Turner (silversmith) for
Benjamin Franklin) originally appeared during the
French and Indian War, but was recycled to encourage the
American colonies to join the Albany Plan for Union. From
The Pennsylvania gazette, 9 May 1754.
Abbreviations used:
Georgia,
South Carolina,
North Carolina,
Virginia,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
New Jersey,
New York, and
New England. The practice of grouping the colonies east of New York (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut) together as "New England" has a history that goes back to the Dominion of New England, established in 1686, and continues informally through to today (eg, the New England Patriots). Delaware was not listed separately because it was comprised of three counties that were part of Pennsylvania, and did not gain independence from Philadelphia until after the Declaration of Independence was asserted. Prior to formal separation from Pennsylvania, Delaware was properly referred to as the "Lower Counties on Delaware". The Province of Georgia was not originally included by Franklin (let alone other British colonies in North America) but was later added and can be see at the tip of the tail. Georgia, the youngest of what would come to be referred to as the "Thirteen Original Colonies", had only been chartered in 1732 as a haven for those incarcerated in England's debtors prisons, and its population was sparse.
Français : Join or Die : Ce dessin de presse, attribué à
Benjamin Franklin, fut d'abord publié pendant la
guerre de la Conquête au cours de la
guerre de Sept Ans, puis réutilisé pour inciter les colonies américaines à s'unir contre la couronne britannique.