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JOIN, OR DIE: Political and Religious Controversy Over Franklin's Snake Cartoon - Journ... - 0 views

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shared by Mr Maher on 29 Jan 23 - No Cached
  • May 9, 1754, Franklin published a political cartoon depicting a rattlesnake with the admonishing title, “JOIN, or DIE.”
  • To Loyalists, the serpent represented Satan, deception, and the spiritual fall of man, proving the treachery of revolutionary thought. To Patriots however, the snake depicted wisdom, vigor, and cohesiveness, especially when the colonies united for a common purpose
  • . Franklin’s cartoon was resurrected as a potent call for colonial unity against Great Britain, ultimately giving momentum to the religious controversy that would soon follow when Loyalists and Patriots began writing their opinions on what the snake symbolized.
  • Mr Maher on 29 Jan 23
     
    An article for history nerds and interested teachers who want to dig deeper into the materials they use in class. Many, many teachers use this cartoon as the basis for a full lesson or include it in the presentation of content. Teachers should read or even just skim through this article to recognize the vast depth of historical inquiry that lies beneath even the most commonplace elements of their instruction.
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Was the Declaration of Independence Signed on July 4? How Memory Plays Tricks with Hist... - 1 views

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5th Grade Unit 3 - American Revolution American Revolution US I Unit 2 - Revolutionary America

shared by Mr Maher on 16 Oct 17 - No Cached
  • What are we to think of history? when in less than 40 years, such diversities appear in the memories of living persons, who were witnesses?”[2]
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      Mr Maher on 16 Oct 17
       
      Primary documents are simply not more trustworthy that secondary sources
  • Mr Maher on 16 Oct 17
     
    Teachers can use the information in this article to show students that primary sources can be just as slippery as secondary sources. For those who want to understand what the AMA's Tuning Project means by the "provisional nature of knowledge" - this is it.
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